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Danish astronomer (1644-1710) who demonstrated conclusively that light travels at a finite speed. Also invented the "Meridian Circle" instrument for charting star positions in the sky.

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• Catalog of the Scientific Community: Roemer, Ole Christensen

  http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/roemer.html
  Background data on the scientist.

• Wikipedia: Ole Rømer

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Romer
  Short crosslinked encyclopedic article.

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