Christiaan Huygens

The wonders of the universe are truly awe-inspiring.

I am constantly seeking new challenges and opportunities for discovery.

The world is my country, science my religion.

The universe is a machine, and everything in it is governed by mechanical laws.

I have often wondered how it is that every one should be so much more ready to believe in the most extravagant fables than in the most evident truths.

The true method of discovery is to begin with the phenomena and to deduce the laws from them.

Light is not a stream of particles, but a wave.

Every point of a wavefront may be considered as a source of secondary spherical wavelets.

The true cause of the tides is the attraction of the Moon and the Sun.

I have found a new planet, or rather, a new satellite of Saturn.

The rings of Saturn are not solid, but composed of innumerable small particles.

I have constructed a pendulum clock that is more accurate than any other.

The cycloid is a curve of great importance in mechanics.

The center of oscillation is a point of great significance in the study of pendulums.

The force that keeps a body moving in a circle is directed towards the center.

Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.

I have always striven to follow the path of reason and experiment.

The invention of the telescope has opened up new worlds to our view.

It is by observing the heavens that we learn the laws of motion.

The true philosopher is one who seeks truth wherever it may be found.