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Ole Rømer


 

Ole Christensen Rømer (September 25, 1644, AarhusSeptember 19, 1710, Copenhagen) was a Danish astronomer who made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light (1676).

Inventions

As well as inventing the first street lights in Copenhagen, Ole Rømer also invented the Meridian Circle, the Altazismuth and the Passage Instrument.

Related Topics:
Meridian Circle - Altazismuth - Passage Instrument

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