Definitions of Thomas Young
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British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
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Young
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Egyptologist
an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology
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physicist
a scientist trained in physics
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Egyptologist
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