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Light through the ages: Ancient Greece to Maxwell (2002) (st-andrews.ac.uk)
36 points by susam on Aug 1, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



The article doesn’t seem to mention it, but the question as to whether light has a speed or is instantaneous was discussed in Ancient Greece as well, and continued to be by thinkers throughout the ages.


Interesting article, seeing the history of optics being settled over a near millennia is quite breathtaking and reveals a lot about the nature of scientists.

What I wonder is why some of them chose not to publish their works when their hunches were correct?


> What I wonder is why some of them chose not to publish their works when their hunches were correct?

What have you published? Or have most people?


Url changed from http://web.archive.org/web/20020907183212/http://www-groups.....

It's a good HN submission, but please post a live original page rather than an archive copy when one is available. Archive links are ok when then they're truly the only option.




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