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In 1676 he made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
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Who is the first person to discover the existence of colour in light?
newton
How did man invent light?
Man did not invent light. Light has been around since the beginning of the universe. Man did; however, discover electricity, learn how to produce it, and invent the lightbulb over 150 years ago.
Roemer found light from eclipses of one of Jupiter's moons took an extra 16.5 min to travel 300000000 km across the diameter of the earth's orbit around the sun What speed of light did he deduce?
It was the wrong speed. His measurement of the period was off by a few seconds and he didn't have the exact length of 2 A.U. He did prove it was fixed and not infinite--like Galileo stated.
What did Sally Ride discover?
Sally Ride did not discover anything while in space.
What did Sally Ride discover in outer space?
No, sally did not discover anything in outer space.
What did Olaus Roemer invent?
Olaus Roemer discovered the speed light in 1676.
Who was the first to use coloured alcohol in a thermometer?
Olaus Roemer
Who was the first to measure the precise speed of light?
The Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer was the first to measure the speed of light. (within 25 % of the actual value)
Who were the persons were mesured speed of light?
It was the Danish astronomer, Olaus Roemer, who, in 1676, first successfully measured the speed of light. His method was based on observations of the eclipses of the moons of Jupiter (by Jupiter).
How did gabriel Fahrenheit discover the mercury thermometer?
He met Olaus Roemer, a Danish astronomer living in Copenhagen, Denmark. He invented the alcohol thermometer and he realized the scale was unbalanced. So he decided to make his own thermometer and universal accurate scale.
The velocity of light was first measured by?
Olaf Roemer
Who try to measure the speed of light?
Roemer was the first to measure the speed of light.
Where was the speed of light first measured in the US and by whom?
Olaf Roemer
Velocity of light was first measured by?
By Roemer, observing the moons of Jupiter.
When did Olaus Laurentii die?
Olaus Laurentii died in 1438.
When was Olaus Swartz born?
Olaus Swartz was born in 1760.
When did Olaus Swartz die?
Olaus Swartz died in 1817.
