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This man introduced a temperament system based on three sets of perfect fifths with each set increasingly narrower from just intonation. William Jones’ study of Sanskrit and this man’s knowledge of Latin and Greek inspired him to coin the term “Indo-European languages.” Rules named for Clark and Fried replaced a rule this man devised for determining pediatric dosage based on age. (-5[1])This man was the first to propose a relationship between the pulse wave velocity of the blood and the (*) stiffness of the arterial walls. (-5[1])This man raced Jean-François Champollion to be the first to translate the Rosetta (10[1])stone. This “last man who knew everything” proposed a formula for the contact angle and derived an equation describing capillary (-5[1])pressure with Pierre-Simon Laplace. For 10 points, name this man who (10[1])“defied Newton” by proving the wave nature of light in his namesake double slit experiment. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Thomas Young [accept Young double-slit experiment; accept Young-Laplace equation]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kais JessaCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 60-5
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha84-5
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere9710
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donutas rational as the square root of two power bottoms117-5
Caleb OttTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit12810
Aaron Dos RemediosModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers14410
Kunaal Chandrashekaras rational as the square root of two power bottomsSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut14410
Asha BasuI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Communism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country14410

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