Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Dutch-born <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ChristiaanHuygens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristiaanHuygens</span></a> is probably one of the most famous <a href="https://noc.social/tags/physicists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physicists</span></a> you've never heard of. His work in the late 17th century straddled both the intangible and tangible realms of our Universe: the nature of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a>, and the mechanics of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MovingObjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MovingObjects</span></a>.</p><p>Little has been made of the connections between these two seemingly disparate fields of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optics</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ClassicalMechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalMechanics</span></a> – until now.</p><p>350-Year-Old Theorem Reveals 'Profound' Connection Between Properties of Light<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/350-year-old-theorem-reveals-profound-connection-between-properties-of-light" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/350-year-old-</span><span class="invisible">theorem-reveals-profound-connection-between-properties-of-light</span></a></p>