Finding the speed of light : the 1676 discovery that dazzled the world
by
 
Weston, Mark, 1953- author.

Title
Finding the speed of light : the 1676 discovery that dazzled the world

Author
Weston, Mark, 1953- author.
 
Evans, Rebecca, illustrator.

Summary
Describes how Danish astronomer Ole Romer measured the speed of light using a crude telescope and a mechanical timepiece.

Physical Description
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm

Personal Subject
Römer, Ole, 1644-1710-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term
Light -- Speed -- Juvenile literature.
 
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
 
Discoveries in science -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s)
Evans, Rebecca,

Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers,

Publication Date
2019

ISBN
9780884485452

Publication Information
Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2019]
 
©2019

Call Number
J 535 WESTON


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