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Suppose Galileo and his assistant were 1 km apart when Galileo uncovered his lantern to try to measure the speed of light. How long would it have taken the light signal to reach…

Suppose Galileo and his assistant were 1 km apart when Galileo uncovered his lantern to try to measure the speed of light. How long would it have taken the light signal to reach…
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Suppose Galileo and his assistant were 1 km apart when Galileo uncovered his lantern to try to measure the speed of light. How long would it have taken the light signal to reach his assistant?

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The speed of light is approximately 3.00 x 10^8 m/s. Then the next step is to convert m/s into km/s.To determine the time, the distance must be divided with velocity. It will take the light signal 3.3*10^-6 seconds to reach his assistant.
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