Willem Jacob 's Gravesande was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics and the first experimental measurement of kinetic energy. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe.
- Occupation
- philosopher, physicist, mathematician, astronomer
- Position held
- rector magnificus of Leiden University
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Born
- September 26, 1688, September 27, 1688, September 28, 1688
