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

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

By
: 
Weston, Mark, 1953-

Publication Date
: 
2019

Publication Information
: 
Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers,

Physical Description
: 
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.

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

Additional Contributors
: 
Evans, Rebecca.

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

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780884485452


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA)Juv NFicJuvenile Non-Fiction535 WESChecked In
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale)Juv NFicJuvenile Non-Fiction535 WESChecked In