Fizeau's apparatus

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf optical device
gptkbp:basedOn interference of light
gptkbp:composedOf a light source
a distant mirror
a rotating toothed wheel
gptkbp:exhibits 1850
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn modern optical devices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fizeau's apparatus
gptkbp:improves gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
gptkbp:influencedBy wave theory of light
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:isConsidered one of the first accurate measurements of light speed
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:isPartOf historical experiments in physics
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Fizeau's_experiment
gptkbp:isSuitableFor physics
optics
gptkbp:isUsedIn modern experiments on light speed
gptkbp:measures light's round-trip time
gptkbp:provides experimental evidence for light speed
gptkbp:relatedTo Michelson's_interferometer
gptkbp:usedFor measuring the speed of light