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          In , Dutch astronomer Willebrord Snellius (Snell) derived a mathematical formula for the incident, reflection, and refraction angles [12].

        1. In , Dutch astronomer Willebrord Snellius (Snell) derived a mathematical formula for the incident, reflection, and refraction angles [12].
        2. Willebrord van Royen Snell (13 June in Leiden, Netherlands - in Leiden, Netherlands) Snell was a Dutch mathematician.
        3. 2 Biography and background.
        4. Willebrord Snellius (born Willebrord Snel van Royen) (13 June – 30 October ) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, commonly known as Snell.
        5. Willebrord van Royen Snell ( – ) Dutch applied mathematician and astronomer who founded the modern science of geodesy, by pioneering.

          6. Willebrord Snellius

          Dutch astronomer and mathematician (1580-1626)

          Willebrord Snellius[1][2] (born Willebrord Snel van Royen)[3] (13 June 1580[4] – 30 October 1626) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, commonly known as Snell.

          His name is usually associated with the law of refraction of light known as Snell's law.[5]

          The lunar craterSnellius is named after Willebrord Snellius. The Royal Netherlands Navy has named three survey ships after Snellius, including a currently-serving vessel.

          Biography

          Willebrord Snellius was born in Leiden, Netherlands. In 1613 he succeeded his father, Rudolph Snel van Royen (1546–1613) as professor of mathematics at the University of Leiden.

          Snellius' triangulation

          See also: Triangulation (surveying) § Willebrord Snellius

          In 1615, Snellius, after the work of Eratosthenes in Ptolemaic Egypt in the 3rd century BC, probably was the first to try to do a large-sc