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Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. Artist: GH Adcock
Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. By deciphering the Rosetta Stone, Young (1773-1829) made possible the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs. In physics he performed experiments which led him to the conclusion that light is made up of waves (undulatory (wave) theory of light). After a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
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AR923746
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Image
Purpose
Public
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2853px × 3673px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
19th century
Adcock
Archaeology
archeology
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
country
egyptologist
Egyptology
eighteenth century
England
English
Engraving
G
GH
GH Adcock
JOB
Light
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
OCCUPATION
Oxford Science Archive
People
PHYSICIST
Physics
Portrait
Print Collector1
PROFESSION
Rosetta Stone
Science
Scientist
THOMAS
Thomas Lawrence;Lawrence
Thomas Young
Thomas;Sir Thomas Lawrence
Translation
Youth