Lightspeed : the ghostly aether and the race to measure the speed of light / John C.H. Spence.
Spence, John C. H.| Call Number | 535.24 |
| Author | Spence, John C. H., author. |
| Title | Lightspeed : the ghostly aether and the race to measure the speed of light / John C.H. Spence. |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Series | Oxford scholarship online |
| Notes | This edition also issued in print: 2019. |
| 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. |
| Subject | Light Speed Popular works. Physics History Popular works. |
| Multimedia |
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| 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. |
| Notes | This edition also issued in print: 2019. |
| Subject | Light Speed Popular works. Physics History Popular works. |
| Multimedia |