Willebrord Snell van Royen (Snellius)
Affiliations: | Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands |
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"Willebrord Snell van Royen (Snellius)"Bio:
(1580 - 1626)
Professors of physics in Leiden (1582-1950)
http://www.biografischportaal.nl/en/persoon/73458443
http://bwnw.cwi-incubator.nl/cgi-bin/uncgi/toon?nr=48&ftnr=1
http://www.leidenuniv.nl/en/researcharchive/index.php3-c=148.htm
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu07_01/molh003nieu07_01_1918.php
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog21_01/aa__001biog21_01_0352.php
http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/wp-content/berkelbio/49.snellius.pdf
http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/snel.html
Snell, a Mathematician, is known for the optical refractory principle, Snell's Law.
He is also known for using triangulation for surveying, determining distances between cities in Holland, and calculating the circumference of the earth
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Parents
Sign in to add mentorRudolph Snell van Royen (Snellius) | research assistant | Leiden | |
Ludolph van Keulen | grad student | 1607 | Leiden |
Johannes Kepler | post-doc | Prague | |
Tycho Brahe | post-doc | 1600-1601 | Prague (Astronomy Tree) |
Children
Sign in to add traineeJacob Gool | grad student | Leiden (LinguisTree) | |
Franck Pieterszoon Burgersdijk | grad student | 1620 | Leiden |
Publications
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