Ole Rømer
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 314 years ago |
Date of birth | September 25,1644 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Aarhus |
Denmark | |
Date of died | September 19,1710 |
Died | Copenhagen |
Denmark | |
Nationality | Danish |
Known for | Measuring the speed of light |
Spouse | Anne Marie Bartholin |
Job | Inventor |
Astronomer | |
Education | Copenhagen University |
Parents | Christen Pedersen |
Anna Olufsdatter Storm | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 509912 |
Ole Rømer Life story
Ole Christensen Rømer was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, made the first measurement of the speed of light. Rømer also invented the modern thermometer showing the temperature between two fixed points, namely the points at which water respectively boils and freezes.