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Willebrord Snellius
(1580-1626)
Dutch astronomer
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Willebrord Snellius (born Willebrord Snel van Royen) (13 June 1580 – 30 October 1626) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, AKA Snell. His name is usually associated with the law of refraction of light known as Snell's law.

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1580
Leiden, Dutch Republic
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30 October 1626 (aged 46)
Leiden, Dutch Republic
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