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QWho is believed to have suggested that the speed of sound was slower than the speed of light during the Islamic golden age?

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  • A Galileo Galilei ✔ ✖
  • B Marin Mersenne ✔ ✖
  • C Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī ✔ ✖
  • D Pythagoras ✔ ✖
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Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī, a prominent scholar during the Islamic golden age, is believed to have postulated that the speed of sound was much slower than the speed of light.

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