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English: The first page of De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa (On Finding the Magnitude of the Circle) (1654)by Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). In this work, Huygens considered various ways to determine the accurate measurement of a circle.
Nederlands: De eerste pagina van De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa (Over het vinden van de omvang van de cirkel) (1654) door Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
Français : La première page de De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa (Sur la recherche de la grandeur du cercle) (1654) par Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).
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Christiaan Huygens  (1629–1695)  wikidata:Q39599 s:en:Author:Christiaan Huygens q:en:Christiaan Huygens
 
Christiaan Huygens
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Christiaen Huygens; Christian Huygens; Christian Hugenius
Description Dutch mathematician and astronomer
Date of birth/death 14 April 1629 Edit this at Wikidata 8 July 1695 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Den Haag, Nederland Netherlands
Work period before 1663 to 1695
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