Christiaan Huygens Mars
Sept. 12, 2024
The first sketches of Mars, drawn by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1659, compared with modern photos of the planet highlighting the same features [883x600] : r/MapPorn Top row first image: In 1659, the first sketch of Mars was drawn by the Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens. He used a telescope of his own design, which had a magnification of In 1659, the first sketch of Mars was drawn by the Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens. He used a telescope of his own design, which had a magnification of 50 times (much stronger First ever map of Mars, drawn by Christiaan Huygens in 1659 [500x156] [x-post r/space] [OS] : r/MapPorn | Christiaan Huygens Mars