Studying physical optics before newton

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a. What does Kuhn mean when he claims of those studying physical optics before Newton that, "though the fields practitioners were scientists, the net result of their activity was something less than science?"

b. How did Dufay reach the conclusion that there are two different types of electricity?

c. Describe one way in which luck played a role in Grayas investigations of electrical conduction.

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