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Dutch millwright and
hydraulic engineer.
Leeghwater was born as Jan
Adriaanszoon. Only
later did he
adopt the name Leeghwater, from laag
water or low...
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Michiel Adriaenszoon de
Ruyter (IPA: [miˈxil ˈaːdrijaːnˌsoːn də ˈrœytər]; 24
March 1607 – 29
April 1676) was a
Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements...
- Vesalius. The
corpse is that of the
criminal Aris
Kindt (alias of
Adriaan Adriaanszoon), who was
convicted for
armed robbery and
sentenced to
death by hanging...
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Adriaan Adriaanszoon,
called Metius, (9
December 1571 – 6
September 1635), was a
Dutch geometer and
astronomer born in Alkmaar. The name "Metius" comes...
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eponym for this
crater is the
Dutch geometer and
astronomer Adriaan Adriaanszoon, who went by the name of Metius. By
convention these features are identified...
- saw. In his old age, he
became a
friend of the
hydraulic engineer Jan
Adriaanszoon Leeghwater who
mentioned him as the
inventor of the saag
molen in his...
- Vice-Admiral
Volckert Adriaanszoon Schram (died 7 June 1673) was a
Dutch States Navy officer. Arkel, G. van; Weissman, A. W.;
Genootschap (Amsterdam),...
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Jacob (Jacobus;
sometimes James)
Metius (after 1571–1628) was a
Dutch instrument-maker and a
specialist in
grinding lenses. He is
primarily known for the...
- Gabbard,
Battle of the; Scheveningen,
Battle of (13
April 2007). "Michiel
Adriaanszoon de
Ruyter (The
Diary of
Samuel Pepys)". The
Diary of
Samuel Pepys. Retrieved...
- Ter Goes 34 (Anteunis Matthijszoon)
Advice yachts Hazewind 7 (Tobias
Adriaanszoon) Goes 8 (David van Geerstdale)
Waterhond 4 (Jacob Hamers)
Zwaluw 6 (Matthijs...
