Why did Jean-Baptiste Biot study the polarization of light?
To understand rainbows
To improve optics technology
To establish a new field of study
All of the above
Answer
Jean-Baptiste Biot studied the polarization of light because it was a new and exciting field of study, because he wanted to learn more about the nature of light, and because he hoped to find a way to use polarization to improve the accuracy of telescopes.
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