The situation demonstrates the characteristic of science that involves empirical validation through experimentation. In this case, Siméon-Denis Poisson's theoretical prediction based on the particle model of light was tested through an experiment conducted by François Arago, and the results of that experiment were consistent with Poisson's observations. This illustrates the scientific process of forming hypotheses and validating them through experimental evidence.
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Siméon-Denis Poisson was a French scientist who preferred the particle model of light. He observed that the explanation of the wave model offered by another scientist, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, suggested that a parallel beam of light falling on a sphere would produce a shadow with a bright spot in the middle as waves constructively interfered there. An experiment was then performed by François Arago, and results were consistent with Poisson’s observations.
Which characteristic of science does the situation demonstrate?
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