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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter van Musschenbroek has received more than 107,739 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pieter van Musschenbroek is the 53rd most popular astronomer (up from 66th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 115th in 2019) and the 2nd 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 53 out of 531Before him are Fritz Zwicky, Clyde Tombaugh, Ferdinand Verbiest, Johann Palisa, Jérôme Lalande, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. After him are Varāhamihira, John Flamsteed, Pierre Méchain, Girolamo Fracastoro, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Martin Ryle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1692, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 3Before him are Giuseppe Tartini and Elisabeth Farnese. After him are Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, James Stirling, Joseph Butler, Alessandro Albani, Louisa Maria Stuart, and Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer. Among people deceased in 1761, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 1After him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Thomas Bayes, Samuel Richardson, Stephen Hales, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Tarabai, Thomas Simpson, Clemens August of Bavaria, Tokugawa Ieshige, Pierre Fauchard, and John Dollond.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 98 out of 1,427Before him are Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Jan van Goyen (1596), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Herman Boerhaave (1668), and Gerard ter Borch (1617). After him are Leo Beenhakker (1942), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Multatuli (1820), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), and Gerrit Dou (1613).

Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 2Before him are Jan Oort (1900). After him are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Tom Gehrels (1925), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), John Goodricke (1764), Walter Lewin (1936), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), and Michael van Langren (1598).