Balmer constructed his formula for the hydrogen spectral lines by trial and error manipulations of large amounts of experimental measurement data. This is somewhat like the procedure followed by:
A)Ptolemy in constructing his model of the universe.
B)Kepler in discovering his laws of planetary motion.
C)Newton in deriving Kepler's laws.
D)Bohr in deriving Balmer's formula.

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Kepler discovered his laws of planetary motion by analyzing the extensive observational data collected by Tycho Brahe. Like Balmer, Kepler used a data-driven approach, meticulously working through the data to find the underlying patterns that described planetary motions, without initially relying on a theoretical framework to guide his analysis.

Balmer Constructed His Formula for the Hydrogen Spectral Lines by Trial