Willebrord Snell
1580-1626
Dutch mathematician and physicist who discovered the law of refraction of light rays, which states that the ratio sin i : sin r is a constant, dependent on the medium, where...
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Willebrord Snell
1580-1626
Dutch Physicist and Mathematician
Willebrord Snell is remembered for discovering the law of refraction that bears his name. He has also been called the father of modern geod...
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Snel is most famous for his research on the refraction of light, which yielded Snel's law. He also devoted a considerable amount of time to the calculation of geographic distances through trigonometri...
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Snel is most famous for his research on the refraction of light, which yielded Snel's law. He also devoted a considerable amount of time to the calculation of geographic distances through trigonometri...
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Willebrord Snell is best known for his discovery regarding the refraction of light rays. This discovery, known as Snell's law, demonstrates that when a ray of light passes from a thinner element such ...
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Willebrord Snell
Willebrord Snel
Willebrord Snel
Willebrord Snell