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QWhat did Galileo Galilei's statement regarding waves and sound indicate?

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  • A Waves are created by the movement of air particles. ✔ ✖
  • B Waves travel at a constant speed in all mediums. ✔ ✖
  • C The mind interprets waves as sound. ✔ ✖
  • D Waves are visible disturbances in the medium. ✔ ✖
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Galileo Galilei's statement that "Waves are produced by the vibrations of a sonorous body, which spread through the air, bringing to the tympanum of the ear a stimulus which the mind interprets as sound" highlights the connection between waves and the perception of sound by the mind.

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