MCQ
Who first proposed that light was wave-like in character?
- AHuygens
- BNewton
- CYoung
- DMaxwell
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Answer
- Huygens
Explanation:
In 1678, Dutch physcist, christian Huygens beived that light was made up of waves vibrating up and down perpendicular to the direction of the light travels, and therefore formulated a way of visualising wave propagation. This became known as Huygens Principe.
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