今年7月38日,是惠更斯逝世300周年纪念日,为缅怀这位经典物理巨匠在物理学领域中的贡献,特书此文,以表纪念。 一、生平简介 惠更斯(Christian Huygens,1629—1695)1629年4月14日出生于荷兰海牙一个有名望又富裕的家庭。惠更斯的成长年代正好是荷兰历史上的重要时期。当时国内资本主义经济蓬勃发展,全国正在为摆脱西班牙的统治,争取国家独立斗争。经过80年左右(1581年—1648年)的努力,荷兰的商业、贸易、海运、渔业和制造业都超过了英国,占欧洲第一位。经济的发展以及 July 38 this year, Huygens was the 300th anniversary of the death, to cherish the memory of the great master of physics in the field of physics contribution, special article in order to commemorate the table. I. Brief introduction Huygens (Christian Huygens, 1629-1695) was born in April 14, 1629 inThe Hague, the Netherlands, a prestigious and wealthy family. Huygens’s growing age is exactly an important period in Dutch history. At that time, the domestic capitalist economy was booming and the entire country was fighting for the independence struggle of Spain in order to get rid of Spain’s rule. After about 80 years (1581-1488), the Netherlands had more commerce, trade, shipping, fisheries and manufacturing than Britain, taking the first place in Europe. Economic development as well