1.2 “Every great physical theory starts as a heresy and ends as a dogma”. Give some examples from the history of science of the validity of this incisive remark.

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1.2 We all know that light travels in a straight line. When Huygens established his wave theory, it was a 'heresy'. Afterwards, it became a 'dogma' as reflection, refraction etc. could be successfully explained on the basis of wave theory.

Initially it was believed that light was only energy but when

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