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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. This man was the first (15[1])to propose a relationship between the pulse wave velocity of the blood and the (*) stiffness of the arterial walls. This man raced Jean-François Champollion to be the first to translate the Rosetta stone. This “last man who knew everything” proposed a formula for the contact angle (10[1])and derived an equation describing capillary pressure with Pierre-Simon Laplace. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this man who “defied Newton” by proving the wave nature of light in his namesake double slit experiment. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Thomas Young [accept Young double-slit experiment; accept Young-Laplace equation]
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