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In both theories, light is regarded as a wave motion. In the electromagnetic theory, light waves are transverse in nature and do not require any material medium for their propagation. In Huygens' theory, light waves are longitudinal in nature and require a material medium for their propagation. That is why, Huygens' assumed the existence of an all-prevading hypothetical medium, called ether.
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