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Snel [Snellius or Snel van Royen], Willebrord
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Willebrord Snellius was a Dutch physicist, astronomer and mathematician born in who discovered Snell's law of refraction, which describes the relationship.
Dates
- Born: Leiden, 1580
- Died: Leiden, 30 Oct 1626
- Dateinfo: Dates Certain
- Lifespan: 46
- 2. Father
- Occupation: Academic
- Professor of Mathematics at Leiden.
- From various evidence clearly prosperous.
- 3. Nationality
- Birth: Leiden, Netherlands
- Career: Netherlands
- Death: Leiden, Netherlands
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- Willebrord Snellius was a Dutch physicist, astronomer and mathematician born in who discovered Snell's law of refraction, which describes the relationship.
- Portrait of Willebrord Snel van Royen, Snellius.
Education
- Schooling: Leiden, M.A.; Paris
- He was the son of a well-to-do father who was himself a considerable scholar and professor of mathematics at the University of Leiden. In 1603 his father was connected with the court of the Landgraf Maurice of Hesse.
- He studied law at the University of Leiden, but became interested in mathematics at an early age. I assume a B.A.
- Already in 1600 he was allowed to offer lectures on mathematics at Leiden on special days.WILLEBRORD SNEL VAN ROYEN, also known by the Latinised name WILLEBRORDUS SNELLIUS, was born in Leiden as the eldest son of RUDOLPH SNELL VAN ROYEN and MACHTELD.
- 1602- Feb. 03, studied law in Paris. I am assuming that this as at the university.
- 1608, received an M.A. from Le