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QWhich investigators conducted experimental measurements of the speed of sound in air during the 17th century?

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  • A Pythagoras and Galileo Galilei ✔ ✖
  • B Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī and Marin Mersenne ✔ ✖
  • C Isaac Newton and Pythagoras ✔ ✖
  • D Galileo Galilei and Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī ✔ ✖
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Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī and Marin Mersenne were among the investigators who conducted experimental measurements of the speed of sound in air during the 17th century. Their experiments contributed to the understanding of sound propagation.

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