In 1880 an American performed the first accurate measurement of the speed of light for which he received the Nobel prize. The scientist was

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Raynell · Answer 1 · 2020-07-05T16:08:01+0000

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A.A Michelson was the American scientist who proved the speed of light as a fundamental constant. According to him, the value of speed of light is
$3* 10^8\ m/s$

He received a noble price for this achievement. He constructed an interferometer. It is a device which is designed to split the beam of light in two parts.

The speed of light is denoted by c.

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