Problem 2185. Speed of light:Experiment

in 1849, Fizeau set up an experiment to measure the speed of light. The discription of this experiment can be found on wikipedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zahnradmethode_Fizeau.jpg

A animation can be found on http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appareil_de_Fizeau

L is the source of light

The cogwheel 'Z' has T number of teeth,rotating at X RPM

d is the distance(in km) separating lenses S1 and S2.

Given T, X and d, what was Fizeau's approximation of the speed of light in km/s?

Solution Stats

82.05% Correct | 17.95% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Oct 14, 2023

Problem Comments

Solution Comments

Show comments

Problem Recent Solvers53

Suggested Problems

More from this Author12

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!