Birth and Life

Ole Rømer

Date of birth	25. 9. 1644
Country of birth	Denmark
Links: Wikipedia

Death

Date of death	19. 9. 1710
Cemetery	Copenhagen Cathedral, Copenhagen, Denmark
GPS coordinates of the cemetery	55.679326, 12.572327

Details:
He was buried in this church, but several fires have destroyed the church since and the exact location of his remains is not known.

Summary from Wikipedia

Rømer measured the speed of light to be approximately 220,000 kilometers per second while working at the Royal Observatory in Paris.[1] Rømer made this approximation while he was conducting studies of Jupiter's moon Io.[1] As of the 21st century, the speed of light has been measured to be just under 300,000 kilometers per second.

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Author of contribution: Janez, published 13. 1. 2016

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