50 years ago, physicists found the speed of light
Excerpt from the December 2, 1972 issue of Science News
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In the 1970s, scientists measured the speed of light: 299,792.456 kilometers per second, or 299,792,456 meters per second. Fifty years later, they continue putting light through its paces.
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