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Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked by showing that light bounces off objects and then travels to the eye?
Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked by showing that light bounces off objects and then travels to the eye?
What did al-Haytham study that led to Pythagoras's theory being abandoned?
What did al-Haytham study that led to Pythagoras's theory being abandoned?
Which scientist's experiment showed that white light is actually a mixture of different colors of light?
Which scientist's experiment showed that white light is actually a mixture of different colors of light?
How did Newton demonstrate that white light is made up of different colors?
How did Newton demonstrate that white light is made up of different colors?
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What property of light did al-Haytham try to explain but had little success with?
What property of light did al-Haytham try to explain but had little success with?
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What characteristic of light was known among early scientists although they were uncertain about its speed?
What characteristic of light was known among early scientists although they were uncertain about its speed?
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Who made the first reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of light in 1676?
Who made the first reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of light in 1676?
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How did Albert A. Michelson refine Ole Romer's measurement in the 1920s?
How did Albert A. Michelson refine Ole Romer's measurement in the 1920s?
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What is one of the basic properties of light mentioned in the text?
What is one of the basic properties of light mentioned in the text?
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Which scientist placed two mirrors on mountain tops to measure the speed of light?
Which scientist placed two mirrors on mountain tops to measure the speed of light?
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What did Albert A. Michelson use to measure the time it took for a beam of light to travel between two mountains?
What did Albert A. Michelson use to measure the time it took for a beam of light to travel between two mountains?
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One of the characteristics of light mentioned in the text is that it __________.
One of the characteristics of light mentioned in the text is that it __________.
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What did Pythagoras believe light consisted of?
What did Pythagoras believe light consisted of?
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According to Pythagoras, how did the sense of sight occur?
According to Pythagoras, how did the sense of sight occur?
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What did Euclid discover about the reflection of light on a flat mirror?
What did Euclid discover about the reflection of light on a flat mirror?
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What was Archimedes' plan involving light and enemy ships in Syracuse harbour?
What was Archimedes' plan involving light and enemy ships in Syracuse harbour?
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Why was there a problem with Pythagoras's theory about light consisting of beams?
Why was there a problem with Pythagoras's theory about light consisting of beams?
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What did Pythagoras believe about the interaction of light and objects?
What did Pythagoras believe about the interaction of light and objects?
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