How did we come to know that suns light takes 8 mins app to reach the earth
our teacher told us that speed of light was found that later
2006-08-02 05:07:37 · 4 answers · asked by aijazsahaf 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
How did we find out the distance even if we know lights speed
2006-08-02 06:32:21 · update #1
The distance of the earth from the sun divided by the speed of light.
2006-08-02 06:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by dennis_d_wurm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide the distance to the sun by the speed of light to get the time
2006-08-02 12:11:18 · answer #2 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that it is possible to know the distance without knowing the velocity. But assuming your teacher is correct, may be some indirect measurements were made, from solar eclipses and such that gave us a reasonable if not accurate value of the time taken to travel the distance from the sun to earth.
2006-08-02 12:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by gklgst2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wITH the help of a LASER!!!!!!!!
2006-08-02 21:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by vinn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋