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| Paper: |
Ole Roemer and the Light-Time Effect |
| Volume: |
335, The Light-Time Effect in Astrophysics: Causes and Cures of the O - C diagram |
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181 |
| Authors: |
Sterken, C. |
| Abstract: |
We discuss the observational background of Roemer's remarkable hypothesis that the velocity of light is finite. The outcome of the joint efforts of a highly-skilled instrumentalist and a team of surveyors driven to produce accurate maps and technically supported by the revolutionary advancements in horology, illustrates the synergy between the accuracy of the O and the C terms in the O – C concept which led to one of the most fundamental discoveries of the Renaissance. |
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