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William Derham, English minister and philosopher (born 1657)

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William Derham

English clergyman, natural philosopher and scientist

William Derham FRS was an English clergyman, natural theologian, natural philosopher and scientist. He produced the earliest reasonably accurate measurement of the speed of sound.
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