Arrange the following scientific milestones in optics in chronological order (earliest to latest): 1. Thomas Young demonstrates the wave nature of light through the double-slit interference experiment. 2. Isaac Newton demonstrates the splitting of white light into a spectrum using a glass prism. 3. Lord Rayleigh formulates the law of scattering explaining the blue color of the sky. 4. Christian Huygens proposes the wave theory of light. Select the correct sequence from the options below:

Options:

• A: 2 - 1 - 4 - 3
• B: 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
• C: 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
• D: 4 - 1 - 2 - 3

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