Willemus Jacob 's Gravensande (1688-1742)
- Subject Fields
- Maths, Astronomy, Law
- Born
- 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
- Famous for
- Expanding Newton's Philosophy in Europe, designing the ball and ring experiment to show the expanding effect of heat on metal, being a fellow of the Royal Society from 1715.
- Researcher in Leiden
- 1717-1742
- Today in Leiden
- Museum Boerhaave (Dutch)
