# Rømer's determination of the speed of light

> 1676 experiment which showed that light has finite speed

**Wikidata**: [Q2898393](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2898393)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rømer's_determination_of_the_speed_of_light)  
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## References

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