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Willebrord Snellius

Willebrord Snellius
Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1626)

Willebrord Snellius was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, commonly known as Snell. His name is usually associated with the law of refraction of light known as Snell's law.

13 June 1580

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