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Finding the speed of light : the 1676 discovery that dazzled the world Cover Image Book Book

Finding the speed of light : the 1676 discovery that dazzled the world / written by Mark Weston ; illustrated by Rebecca Evans.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780884485452
  • ISBN: 0884485455
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2019]

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Target Audience Note:
860L Lexile.

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Upper Skagit Library 535.24 WES 1013012 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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