Zr.Ms. Snellius, Netherlands Navy

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ZR.MS. SNELLIUS, NETHERLANDS NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the Zr.Ms. Snellius, Netherlands Navy

Official blazon

In keel drie rozen van zilver. Approved 8 February 1952.

Origin/meaning

The Badge show the Personal Arms of Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626), professor of Mathematics at the University of Leiden. His work was of great importance to hydrographic cartography. He also laid the foundations for a method to measure angles by means of trigonometry.


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