CONFIRMATION OF THE CURRENTLY ACCEPTED VALUE 299792458 METERS PER SECOND FOR THE SPEED OF LIGHT

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BAIRD, KM
SMITH, DS
WHITFORD, BG
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10.1016/0030-4018(79)90216-5
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The speed of light has been determined from a completely independent measurement of the wavelength and frequency of the CH4-stabilized He-Ne laser. The wavelength is 3 392 231.40 ± 0.02 pm, the frequency 88 376 181.57 ± 0.20 MHz, and the speed of light 299 792 458.1 ± 1.9 m/s. © 1979.
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