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The periods of a swinging lamp were said to have been measured by:

AHuygens
BKepler
CGalileo
DNewton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Galileo
1. A famous early observation of pendulum motion is recalled. 2. The observer timed the swings of a lamp. 3. It is said that Galileo did so. _Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Chapter 14, Oscillations._
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