How Long to Read Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World

How Long Does it Take to Read Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World?

It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World by Mark Weston

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Kirkus Star Mark Weston’s high-interest story and Rebecca Evans’s colorful graphics make scientific discovery the coolest thing this side of Jupiter. More than two centuries before Einstein, using a crude telescope and a mechanical timepiece, Danish astronomer Ole Romer measured the speed of light with astounding accuracy. How was he able to do this when most scientists didn’t even believe that light traveled? Like many paradigm-shattering discoveries, Romer’s was accidental. Night after night he was timing the disappearance and reappearance of Jupiter’s moon Io behind the huge, distant...

How long is Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World?

Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World by Mark Weston is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.

This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World aloud.

What Reading Level is Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World?

Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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