Corpuscular theory of light

- According to the corpuscular theory of light, set forward by wave–particle duality.

See also

Corpuscularianism

The above theory of Newton's remained in force for almost 150 years and took precedence over Huygen's wave front theory, as the former was a better known and respected scientist. However when the corpuscular theory failed to explain a few phenomenons it was abandoned in favour of Huygen's theory.

Obsolete scientific theories

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