Experiment to find the Speed of Light
Aug 13, 2019
1 min read
Updated: Oct 15, 2020
In Primary school, you may have done experiments to discover the speed of sound by bouncing off a loud sound against a faraway wall.
Have you ever tried measuring the speed of light, then? How would one go about measuring something purportedly capable to circling around the Earth six and a half times a second?
Professor of Physics Neil Johnson demonstrates the scientific method of finding the speed of light.


![P6 Science: Forces [Part 2]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1b800_f6c08f7875e54feb98ad845f4b022761~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c1b800_f6c08f7875e54feb98ad845f4b022761~mv2.webp)
![P6 Science: Forces [Part 2]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1b800_f6c08f7875e54feb98ad845f4b022761~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_38,h_65,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/c1b800_f6c08f7875e54feb98ad845f4b022761~mv2.webp)
![[P6 Science]: Forces (Part 1)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1b800_25524de18c7346fb9aadfc4738776ebd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_432,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c1b800_25524de18c7346fb9aadfc4738776ebd~mv2.webp)
![[P6 Science]: Forces (Part 1)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1b800_25524de18c7346fb9aadfc4738776ebd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_38,h_22,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/c1b800_25524de18c7346fb9aadfc4738776ebd~mv2.webp)








Comments