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It warms my heart that Sagan visited Hofwijck, the center of Dutch intelligentia at that time. I think Huygens would have been thrilled if he could know. Few foreigners are aware of the important contributions of Christiaan Huygens and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek to science. Huygens wrote lovely poems too.
DemiReb 1 month ago in playlist Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Unfortunately Sagan butchers these Dutch names. They are very hard for English speakers to properly pronounce, yes, but the best approximation for Leeuwenhoek would be "Layvenhook" and the best one for Huygens would be "High-gens". It's actually kind of distracting.
MrBrendanRizzo 3 months ago
:44 :54 SMOKE WEED ERRDAY
vaginapunisher 1 year ago
the kid actually says this: hey dad did you bring me something today? Dad: no not today, you will have to wait for tomorrow im not gonna bring you something every day.. you spoiled brat!!
axxrulez 1 year ago
kid ad 0:40: "dad, can i have some opium?"
smoking dutch: "not until you turn 14!"
luisjx 1 year ago
Why does Sagan talk like that?
0:04 - "They enjoyed a certainnnnnnmmmmaterial well-being..."
3:25 "the microscope was invented at this time, and became a drawing roommmmmcuriosity..."
3:45 "the first microscopes were developed frommmmmmagnifying glasses
pigeatinginfidel 2 years ago
@pigeatinginfidel because he can. i find it attractive. sorry you dont
xGAARAxGIRLx 1 year ago
"The world is my country; science my religion." Huygens knew what was going on!
TomfromExeter 3 years ago 17
I was just about to post the same quote!!! :-)
johnnui 2 years ago
He just barely beat you too!
pigeatinginfidel 2 years ago
@TomfromExeter such a great quote, huh?!
luisjx 1 year ago
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FABRICIOMONTES 3 years ago
This is cool. Digging his appreciation of the freedom of the Dutch republic as I am from Holland. I live about three miles from Huyge'n' castle seen in this setion and go to Leiden University!
josephdrew87 4 years ago
Opium! Those guys are smoking Opium! Awesome. The East India company indeed... :)
terrasidius 4 years ago 3
@terrasidius that's why they were so enLIGHTen hahaha!
luisjx 1 year ago
@terrasidius ur a dipshit...why do they HAVE to be smoking opium? maybe its just tobacco.
JulietsMan 9 months ago
Sagan ftw! :)
terrasidius 4 years ago 2