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QWho derived the relationship for wave velocity in solids during the 17th century?

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  • A Pythagoras ✔ ✖
  • B Galileo Galilei ✔ ✖
  • C Isaac Newton ✔ ✖
  • D Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī ✔ ✖
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Isaac Newton derived the relationship for wave velocity in solids during the 17th century. This discovery laid a foundation for the field of physical acoustics.

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