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Finite Speed of Light from Io Eclipses

Denmark · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Ole Romer1676

Paris · Science / Astronomy

Uses timing variations in eclipses of Io to show that light travels at a finite speed.

Names involved

Ole Romer

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