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Newton postulated his corpuscular theory...

Newton postulated his corpuscular theory on the basis of

A

Newton’s rings

B

Colours of thin films

C

Rectilinear propagation of light

D

Dispersion of white light

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C
Newton’s first law of motion states that every particle travels in a straight line with a constant velocity unless disturbed by an external force. So, the corpuscles travel in straight lines
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