List of illustrations
Author’s note
Map
The Huygens family
INTRODUCTION
1 SAND, LIGHT, GLASS
2 THE KENNER OF ALL THINGS
3 ENCOUNTERS WITH GENIUS
4 AT HOME
5 ALMOST A PRODIGY
6 REVERSALS AND COLLISIONS
7 SATURN
8 TIME AND CHANCE
9 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
10 NEW MUSIC
11 THE PARISIAN
12 SCIENCE DURING WARTIME
13 FEUDS AND TRIALS
14 LIGHT AND GRAVITY
15 OTHER WORLDS
AFTERWORD
Main personalities
Acknowledgements
Footnotes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plate Section