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Adam Savage explains how light was measured in a ingenious experiment in 1849: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-simple-ideas-lead-to-scientific-discoveries http://
by robolav 14y ago
Adam Savage explains how light was measured in a ingenious experiment in 1849: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-simple-ideas-lead-to-scientific-discoveries http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-simple-ideas-lead-to-scientifi...
- guillaume__ 14y agoMeasuring the speed of light only with a cog, a piece of glass and a mirror is so clever. The relevant part of the video starts at 4:06. A history of measurement of the speed of light can be found there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light#History
- notdrunkatall 14y agoThat was a fantastic presentation, thanks!
- Florin_Andrei 14y agoIt's quite doable today at the level of a "garage physicist". I keep thinking to try it. Maybe one of these days.