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QWho carried out successful experimental measurements of the speed of sound in air during the 17th century?

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  • A Galileo Galilei ✔ ✖
  • B Isaac Newton ✔ ✖
  • C Marin Mersenne ✔ ✖
  • D Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī ✔ ✖
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Marin Mersenne was among the investigators who carried out successful experimental measurements of the speed of sound in air during the 17th century. These measurements contributed to a better understanding of sound propagation.

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