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What is another field Wollaston was an expert in, apart from chemistry?

  • Physiology

  • Botany

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  • Physics

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Wollaston was an expert in physics as well as chemistry. He is best known for his discovery of two new elements: palladium and rhodium. He also studied optics, and invented the reflecting goniometer, a device used to measure the angles of reflection of light.
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