MASS (version 7.3-51.4)

newcomb: Newcomb's Measurements of the Passage Time of Light

Description

A numeric vector giving the ‘Third Series’ of measurements of the passage time of light recorded by Newcomb in 1882. The given values divided by 1000 plus 24 give the time in millionths of a second for light to traverse a known distance. The ‘true’ value is now considered to be 33.02.

Usage

newcomb

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