Ole Rømer research confirmed four things: But only one of these has come to our attention, the remaining three have never come to our attention. First, the speed of light is finite. Second, light transfers energy in real-time. Third, the speed of light involves acceleration. Fourth, light dependent of source.
Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer. He is renowned for being the first to measure the speed of light in 1676. At that time, many scientists believed that light traveled instantaneously. Rømer’s research proved that the speed of light is finite.
# First, the speed of light is finite – he confirmed that the speed of light is finite. Let’s look at the rest.
# Second, light transfers energy in real-time – the 11-minute delay of Io proves it.
For example, let's assume it takes one hour for Io to pass behind Jupiter.
If we observe this event from near Jupiter (for example, at a distance of less than 10 million kilometers), Io would be invisible to our eyes for one hour.
If we observe the same event from 179.88 million kilometers away, Io would be invisible to our eyes for one hour plus 10 minutes (i.e., 70 minutes).
When we are closer, Io is hidden for 60 minutes, but when we are farther away, why is it hidden for 70 minutes? The delay should increase with distance, but why does it create a difference here? Given that light has the property of arriving with a delay, what is the reason for the additional 10 minutes of invisibility?
That is, the light that left Io 10 minutes ago—why did it not reach us?
If the property that light arrives with a delay proportional to distance is true, then for that invisible one hour, no matter how far Jupiter's Io travels, it will still be one hour.
The entire event may be delayed, but the invisible time of Jupiter's Io should not increase.
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Suppose we set up a flashlight on the io that blinks in a regular cycle: 30 minutes ON followed by 30 minutes OFF, repeating continuously.
If we observe this flashlight from Earth, we would see a strange pattern: it appears to stay OFF for 41 minutes, then ON for only 19 minutes, then OFF for 41 minutes again, and so on.
How would you explain this distorted timing using the concept of light-travel delay?
Perhaps you will say that this distorted time wouldn't happen — it would only appear as 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off. In that case, Ole Rømer couldn't have observed any difference at all. Think about it: when no difference occurs, what would he have recorded?
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Ole Roemer conducted an experiment and recorded it; now let's explore what possible factors could be involved in this.
When Earth is close to Jupiter, Io appears at a specific time, but when Earth is far from Jupiter, Io is seen 11 minutes later.
Let's consider only when Earth is far from Jupiter.
First possibility:
We see Io before it hides behind Jupiter, then we see Jupiter without Io when it's hidden, then we see Io reappear near Jupiter. We observed it 11 minutes later than the expected time. Since the light coming from Jupiter is already coming delayed, why should it be delayed an additional 11 minutes? This indicates that it's coming even later than the delay. Based on this, Ole Roemer must have lied about his experiment.
Second possibility:
Ole Roemer says he saw Io 11 minutes later. Perhaps when Earth is far away, Io remains hidden behind Jupiter for an additional 11 minutes. If so, the delay would increase by 11 minutes in each orbit. However, given approximately 1.769 days, this possibility seems impossible.
Third possibility:
We are observing Io and Jupiter in real-time before Io hides. After Io hides, we see Jupiter without Io. When Io reappears, we still see Jupiter. However, Io's light doesn't arrive, but Io continues its journey without stopping. But when the light arrives, we see Io at the position it is at that time.
Suppose we set up a flashlight on the io that blinks in a regular cycle: 30 minutes ON followed by 30 minutes OFF, repeating continuously.
If we observe this flashlight from Earth, we would see a strange pattern: it appears to stay OFF for 41 minutes, then ON for only 19 minutes, then OFF for 41 minutes again, and so on.
How would you explain this distorted timing using the concept of light-travel delay?
If you believe that when light is blocked from an object that is 11 minutes away in light-travel distance, it takes 11 minutes to notice that it has been blocked, and similarly, when the light is unblocked, it takes 11 minutes to notice that, then you can never actually perform the calculation that yields those 11 minutes.
Whether Earth is close to Jupiter or far from Jupiter, the moment when Jupiter blocks the light remains the same. If the blocking instant is the same, where do you get the 11 minutes from?
What this means is that Ole Rømer was able to discover: when Jupiter blocks the light, the blocking happens instantly (without any delay), but when the light starts traveling again (after emerging from eclipse), it takes 11 minutes for that light to reach us. By subtracting one measurement from another using that 11-minute delay, he obtained the 11 minutes.
Ole Rømer said that when Earth is close to Jupiter, Io entered eclipse at 3 hours 15 minutes, and when Earth is far away, it
entered eclipse at 3 hours 26 minutes. He identified this exact 11-minute difference as the time it takes light to cross the diameter of Earth's orbit.
Another thing you must notice here is this: if you say that light leaving Io takes 11 minutes to reach us, then Io's orbital period would appear to increase by 11 minutes — it would increase by 11 minutes after every orbit, so by the tenth orbit it would be 110 minutes longer. Since that doesn’t happen, when light from Io reaches us, we are not seeing Io where it was when the light left; we are seeing it where it is now.
When Io does not change its orbital period due to the delay of light.
When Earth is close to Jupiter → Io reappears in the 2nd position.
When Earth is far from Jupiter → Io reappears in the 3rd position.
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Please analyze with some AI to confirm whether the events and measurements included in this are accurate.")
# Third, The speed of light involves acceleration
The speed of light is not a constant value. Its speed involves acceleration
Ole Rømer conducted a study. Based on the time he studied, there is a possibility that the Earth's orbital path and distances could be incorrect. In fact, they were incorrect. However, the times he specified were not wrong, and there is no necessity or possibility for them to be wrong.
When the Earth's orbit diameter is larger, it is 304,000,000,000 meters; when it is smaller, it is 294,000,000,000 meters. The time taken for light to cross the Earth's orbital diameter when it is larger is 16.898 minutes, and when it is smaller, it is 16.342 minutes.
Based on the current speed of light, it takes 16 minutes to cross the Earth's orbital diameter. Ole Rømer specified 11 minutes. However, light covered that distance in just 11 minutes, meaning the speed of light at this point is 1.45 times faster.
Although it is traveling at a rate of 1.45, considering the distance from Jupiter to Earth, only one-third of the total journey comes to our attention. 968,000,000 km ÷ 304,000,000 km = 3.18421052632 (approximately) = 0.3139. That is, due to the presence of acceleration before entering Earth's orbit, it would have entered at a speed greater than the speed of light. Therefore, it can only be called acceleration, but for now, I am not in a position to specify what its ratio is. ( Maybe even if I set it to 25% for at least a quarter of an hour, its speed will double in hour. )
Let's look at it from another angle to prove that the measurements we are currently using are wrong.
"What is the true speed of light: 299,792,458 m/s or 460,606,060 m/s? Based on Io’s orbital period (approximately 1.769 days), Ole Rømer observed that eclipses occurred 11 minutes earlier when Earth was closer to Jupiter and 11 minutes later when Earth was farther away. Using this time difference, he calculated that light takes 11 minutes to cross the diameter of Earth’s orbit around the Sun (approximately 186 million miles). From this, he estimated the speed of light to be about 220,000 kilometers per second.
Ole Rømer stated that light takes 11 minutes to cross the diameter of Earth’s orbit. At that time, the distances of Earth’s orbit might not have been accurately calculated, but now we know them precisely, don’t we?
Now, if we calculate using the correct measurements we know today, the speed of light comes to 460,606,060 m/s. This means one of these three must be wrong: Ole Rømer’s 11 minutes, the diameter of Earth’s orbit (304,000,000 km), or the speed of light (299,792,458 m/s). Which of these do you think is wrong?"
Assuming that light travels at this speed (299,792,458 m/s) , it takes 16 minutes to cross the diameter of the Earth. But here the light has crossed in 11 minutes
He may have been wrong about the speed of light or diameter of Earth’s orbit, but he had no chance of being wrong about time.
link
https://www.researchgate.net/post/T..._takes_time_to_travel_we_see_real-time_events
Ole Rømer's discovery is a historically significant discovery. Why are there so many errors in recording/uploading the data of this discovery? link-
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Ole_Romers_discovery_is_a_historically_significant_discovery_Why_are_there_so_many_errors_in_recording_uploading_the_data_of_this_discovery