Who measured the velocity of light first ?

1.	Who measured the velocity of light first ?
Answer» <html><body><p> Romer</p><br/><br/><p>Galileo attempted to record the time between lantern signals but was <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/unsuccessful-2318066" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNSUCCESSFUL">UNSUCCESSFUL</a> because the distance involved was too small and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/light-1073401" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LIGHT">LIGHT</a> simply moved too fast to be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/measured-7257656" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MEASURED">MEASURED</a> this way. Around 1676, Danish <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/astronomer-1839" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ASTRONOMER">ASTRONOMER</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ole-583484" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about OLE">OLE</a> Romer became the first person to prove that light travels at a finite speed.</p></body></html>

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