Suppose Ole Rømer Had Been Able to Make Accurate Speed-Of-Light

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suppose Ole Rømer had been able to make accurate speed-of-light measurements from the eclipses of Saturn's satellites as well as Jupiter's. How would these measurements have compared?

• A) Calculations from the Saturn data should produce a larger value for the speed of light.
• B) Calculations from the Saturn data should produce a smaller value for the speed of light.
• C) The times for the Saturn eclipses should show larger discrepancies from the predicted values, but the calculated speed of light should be the same.
• D) The times for the Saturn eclipses should show smaller discrepancies from the predicted values, but the calculated speed of light should be the same.

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