Willem 's Gravesande
Physicist, Academic
1688 – 1742
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Who was Willem 's Gravesande?
Willem Jacob 's Gravesande was a Dutch lawyer and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe.
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- Born
- Sep 26, 1688
's-Hertogenbosch - Also known as
- Willem Jacob 's Gravesande
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Education
- Leiden University
- Lived in
- 's-Hertogenbosch
- Netherlands
- Died
- Feb 28, 1742
Leiden
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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