Denmark 1944 – Ole Rømer
Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a
Danish astronomer best known for making the first calculation
of the speed of light, which he did in 1676 by comparing the
observed time of eclipses of Jupiter’s satellites with
the theoretically predicted times. In 1944, Denmark
commemorated the 300th anniversary of his birth with this
stamp.
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