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Re: A. Einstein and science-fairs

Chuck Britton wrote:

NOBODY has measured the speed of light since 1983 (sometime in
October, if I remember correctly)

We might want to check the accuracy of our meter sticks, but the
speed of light has a defined value.

What would I do if I wanted to see if the speed of light had changed any in the
past 16 years?



At 2:30 PM -0700 10/5/99, Daniel L. MacIsaac wrote:
How do I measure the speed of light myself?

Dan M

Dan MacIsaac, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northern AZ Univ
danmac@nau.edu http://purcell.phy.nau.edu PHYS-L list owner

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