FEDERAL SCHOOL OF SURVEYING, OYO, OYO STATE.

TERM PAPER TITLE:

VELOCITY OF LIGHT
PHYSICS IV (SUG 512)

PREPARED BY

ULASI IFEANYICHUKWU, C (MATRIC NO:-2012/3998)

SUBMITTED TO:

MR. MUFUTAU
AUGUST 2013

TABLEOF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION 2. DETERMINATION OF VELOCITY OF LIGHT BY VARIOUS METHOD 2.1(i) 2.1(ii) 2.2(i) 2.2(ii) 2.3(i) 2.3(ii) Romers Astronomical method Merits and demerits of Romers method Fizeaus method Merits and demerits of Fizeaus method Michelsons method Merits and demerits of Michelsons method

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3. HOW THE MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY OF LIGHT IN WATER SHOWS THAT THE EMISSION THEIRY OF LIGHT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS TRUE 4. IMPORTANCE OF DETERMINING THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT 5. REFERENCES 14 16 12

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