Snel [Snell or Snellius or Snel van Royen], Willebrord (1580-1626)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4014. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Born in Leiden, Netherlands, at first studied law but eventually succeeded his father as professor of mathematics at the University of Leiden. He founded the science of geodesy in 1617, when he published Eratosthenes Batavus, which developed the method of triangulation for surveying. In 1621 he discovered what became known as Snell's sine law of refraction; it was first published by HUYGENS in hi...

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