As a result of his observations, Roemer concluded that eclipses of lo by Jupiter were delayed by 25.6min during a 6 months period as the Earth moved from the point its orbit where it is closest to Jupiter to the diametrically opposite point where it is farthest from Jupiter. Using R= 152.5x10^6 km as the average radius of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, calculate the speed of light from these data. State your result in km/s to the nearest km/s
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6 minutes extra time: Given that the speed of light is 198567.7083 kilometers per second and the extra time taken is 25.6 minutes, convert the time to seconds: 25.6 minutes = 25.6 * 60 seconds = 1536 seconds Distance = Speed * Time Distance = 198567.7083 km/s * Show more…
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