Hofwijck was the residence of Constantijn Huygens (1596- 1687, The Hague) was a Dutch poet and composer, Secretary to two Princes, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens who was a Dutch mathematician who patented the first pendulum clock, which greatly increased the accuracy of time measurement. He laid the foundations of mechanics and also worked on astronomy and probability. Hofwijck was inaugurated in 1642. and a museum now. #den_haag #holland #netherlands #the_hague #voorburg
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