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what is the speed of sound and light on the surface of the earth in miles per second??
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-kylecroft
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Fri Jul 4, 2008 7:24pm
Danish astronomer Ole Roemer Using the diameter of Earth's orbit and this time lag, Roemer calculated the speed of light as 227000 kilometers per second, or 140000 miles per second.
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silverstar
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Fri Jul 4, 2008 7:31pm
speed of light is 186285 miles per second and the speed of sound about 344 meters per second (or about 700 miles per hour),
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Fri Jul 4, 2008 7:32pm
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