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Ole Rømer
Astronomer, Academic
1644 – 1710
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Who was Ole Rømer?
Ole Christensen Rømer was a Danish astronomer who in 1676 made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. In scientific literature alternative spellings such as "Roemer", "Römer", or "Romer" are common.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1644
Aarhus - Also known as
- Ole Romer
- Ole Christensen Rømer
- Parents
- Spouses
- Anne Marie Bartholin
(1681 - )
- Anne Marie Bartholin
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Ethnicity
- Danes
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Profession
- Education
- University of Copenhagen
(1662 - )
- University of Copenhagen
- Employment
- University of Copenhagen
(1681 - )
- University of Copenhagen
- Lived in
- Copenhagen
- Died
- Sep 19, 1710
Copenhagen
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on July 23, 2013
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