Fizeau
Americannoun
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First terrestrial measurement was made in 1849 by Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau of France, who passed a beam of light through the teeth of a spinning cogwheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The distinction was pointed out by Hippolyte Fizeau in 1848.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
The velocity of light was experimentally found, in 1862, by Fizeau and Foucault, each using an independent method.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
Methods of measurement by the toothed wheel of Fizeau confirm this result.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White
In 1845 Foucault and Fizeau took a daguerreotype photograph of the sun.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
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