Anders Rømer

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vejle_BK
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Sciences_and_Letters
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Copenhagen
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1701-12-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Aarhus,_Denmark
gptkbp:child gptkb:Marie_Rømer
Hans Rømer
Johan Rømer
Peder Rømer
Sophie Rømer
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Rømer's_observations_of_Jupiter's_moons
Rømer's work on planetary motion
Rømer's work on the measurement of time
Rømer's work on the theory of light
gptkbp:death_date 1773-09-19
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anders Rømer
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkb:Friedrich_Bessel
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Ole_Rømer
Christian Huygens
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkbp:invention Rømer's scale
Rømer's thermometer
gptkbp:known_for measuring the speed of light
gptkbp:legacy Rømer crater on the Moon
Rømer's law of light
Rømer's contributions to astronomy
Rømer's contributions to mathematics
Rømer's contributions to physics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Danish
gptkbp:notable_feature Rømer's law
gptkbp:notable_work Celestial mechanics
Astronomical observations
Scientific publications
Theoretical astronomy
Optics research
Planetary motion studies
Timekeeping innovations
Jupiter's moons observations
The speed of light measurement
Thermometry advancements
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Copenhagen,_Denmark
gptkbp:resting_place Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen
gptkbp:spouse Anna Rømer
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Copenhagen