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| Proposed that light has wave properties, like sound, in contrast to Newton's view of light as particles |
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| Wrote "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies" |
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| Heard as musical dynamics |
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| Heard as timbre or tone color |
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| Directly proportional to frequency |
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