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Direct linkMartin, Michael J. – Tech Directions, 2004
With new and inexpensive computer-based methods, measuring the speed of light and the Earth's radius--historically difficult endeavors--can be simple enough to be tackled by high school and college students working in labs that have limited budgets. In this article, the author describes two methods of estimating the Earth's radius using two…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Uses in Education, Spectroscopy, Light
