Christiaan Huygens
By Jenna Preston
Date/s Of Discovery/ies
Christiaan discovered Titan in 1655 but didn't get its name until 1847. In 1659, he looked through the most powerful telescope (that he built) to get a better look at Saturn's rings. Also he drew the first map of Mars.
Technologies Used Of The Time
Christiaan made his own telescope and was one of the most powerful telescopes in the world. He used his telescope to study the planets in the solar system. With his telescope he had a really good look at Saturn's rings.
Contribution
Christiaan was a very smart man and did very good research and helped lots of people with Saturn's Rings and Titan