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Pieter van Musschenbroek

1692 - 1761

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Pieter van Musschenbroek (14 March 1692 – 19 September 1761) was a Dutch scientist. He was a professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astronomy. He is credited with the invention of the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar. He performed pioneering work on the buckling of compressed struts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter van Musschenbroek is the 90th most popular astronomer (down from 59th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 116th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

Pieter van Musschenbroek is most famous for his invention of the Leyden jar, which is a device that stores static electricity.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 90 out of 644. Before him are Arthur B. McDonald, Karl Ludwig Harding, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, George O. Abell, Mariam al-Asturlabi, and Petrus Apianus. After him are Jacques Cassini, Ferdinand Verbiest, Varāhamihira, Fritz Zwicky, Angelo Secchi, and Giovanni Battista Riccioli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1692, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Tartini, and Elisabeth Farnese. After him are Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louisa Maria Stuart, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Alessandro Albani, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, James Stirling, and Joseph Butler. Among people deceased in 1761, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 3. Before him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and Thomas Bayes. After him are Samuel Richardson, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Stephen Hales, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Tokugawa Ieshige, Balaji Baji Rao, Clemens August of Bavaria, Pierre Fauchard, and Tarabai.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 122 out of 1,646. Before him are Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), Claus Sluter (1340), and Dennis Bergkamp (1969). After him are Colonel Tom Parker (1909), Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510), Arie Haan (1948), Bernard Haitink (1929), and Gerard 't Hooft (1946).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 4. Before him are Jan Oort (1900), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), and Gerard Kuiper (1905). After him are Tom Gehrels (1925), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Hendrik van Gent (1900), and Michael van Langren (1598).

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