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March 1902. Any one of these three methods is capable of furnishing results of the order of accuracy of one part in one hundred thousand; and differential measurements (e.g., with the light of the
Δ | Weight | |
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3.8 3.1 3.2 4.3 3.8 3.93 3.83 |
1 1 1 2 2 3 4 |
3.81 = weighted mean 3.76 = calculated displacement |
two limbs of the sun) can be obtained with a still higher degree of precision; and thus the effect of a moving source on the velocity of light could be determined.
- Ryerson Physical Laboratory
- University of Chicago