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What factors can affect the speed of light?

Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019

The way that universe is expanding is determined, so scientists say, on the Big Bang Theory. When the universe “exploded,” it set everything into motion. New theories are being...Read More

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Who first measured the speed of light?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Feb 15, 2019

Olaus Roemer, a Dutch astronomer, was the first to calculate the speed of light, in the year 1676. Galileo, an Italian astronomer, had attempted to do so, but the mathematics that he was using at...Read More

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How is the speed of light related to optical density?

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Answered: Jan 15, 2019

To find out how the speed of light is related to optical density, we first have to figure out the refractive index of the medium in which the light is passing through. In a vacuum, light travels...Read More

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How to calculate the speed of light?

C. Lopez, Chauffer
Answered: Mar 01, 2019

The speed of light was first calculated by a Danish astronomer, Olaus Roemer. He figured the rate of speed by watching the eclipses of the moons of Jupiter and estimating how fast the light...Read More

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Can anything travel faster than the speed of light?

Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019

Simply put, no, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Some jets attempt to break the speed, but it is an impossible task. However, as the universe changes, so to will the speed of...Read More

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Can the speed of light be slowed down ever?

Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019

Yes, the speed of light can be slowed down. The rate of speed will slow when traveling through items such as glass and water, but it can also slow down depending on the rate of change in...Read More

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Who stated that the speed of light is constant?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Feb 15, 2019

Albert Einstein was the first to declare that the speed of light was constant. In his theory of special relativity, he calculated the rate of speed and set it as a constant, fixed speed. Einstein...Read More

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Can I run faster than the speed of light?

Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019

No, you cannot run faster than the speed of light. If it were possible to become faster than the speed at which light has been recorded, the object in question, such as a person would gain...Read More

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Is it true that the speed of light varies from medium to medium? Why or why not?

Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019

Yes, the speed of light is going to vary depending on the medium present. The primary measurement is done in space. Since this is where the majority of the measurements are taken, there are now...Read More

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