Lightspeed: the ghostly aether and the race to measure the speed of light

By:

Spence, John C. H

Publication details: Oxford University Press, 2019 Oxford:Edition: 1st edDescription: 244p. hb; 23 cmISBN:

9780198841968

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

535 SPE

Summary: This title tells the story of one of man's greatest intellectual adventures - how it came to be understood that light travels at a finite speed, so that when we look up at the stars we are looking back in time. From the ancient Greeks measuring the distance to the sun, to today's satellite navigation, the text offers a gripping historical journey.

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This title tells the story of one of man's greatest intellectual adventures - how it came to be understood that light travels at a finite speed, so that when we look up at the stars we are looking back in time. From the ancient Greeks measuring the distance to the sun, to today's satellite navigation, the text offers a gripping historical journey.

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