Question 113 of 156 in Astrophysics

THE DOPPLER EFFECT

1 mark · Easy

Name the scientist who first described the Doppler effect.

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Christian Doppler

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B1 · 1 mark · States Christian Doppler as the scientist who first described the effect.

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The scientist was Christian Doppler.

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