Labels:text | font | screenshot | letter | document OCR: 1629 Born on April 14 in The Hague, The Netherlands. 1645 After receiving his early education at home, Huygens attends the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, where he studies mathematics and law. He finishes his formal education by studying law at the College of Breda, Italy, for 2 years. 1651 Returns to the family home and lives on an allowance from his father for the next 16 years. This enables him to concentrate on his scientific studies. 1650s With his brother Constantijn, Huygens grinds and polishes lenses and makes telescopes that are the best of their time. He invents a micrometer, which he uses to measure the angular diameter of celestial objects. 1655 Discovers Titan, one of Saturn's moons. From observations made with his most advanced telescope, he concludes that Saturn is su ...
