10:3510:35, 24 March 2023diffhist+254
Rømer's determination of the speed of light
The stated figures offered no source. Using modern orbits they're not correct. If they're historically correct, they should only be kept with proper sourcing. In the meantime, I offer this. (Another idea would be to compare it to 214'636 km/s figure in the article, which is 28.41% off.)
10:4810:48, 22 November 2018diffhist+209
Smallpox
Newspapers and books often say "it is estimated", "experts believe", etc. smallpox killed 300-500 million people in the 20th century. For a book, I tried to track down where this estimation actuallycomes from. It was quite hard, there is a massive echo chamber. Ultimately, I found Henderson.Tag: Visual edit
10:3510:35, 24 March 2023diffhist+254
Rømer's determination of the speed of light
The stated figures offered no source. Using modern orbits they're not correct. If they're historically correct, they should only be kept with proper sourcing. In the meantime, I offer this. (Another idea would be to compare it to 214'636 km/s figure in the article, which is 28.41% off.)
10:4810:48, 22 November 2018diffhist+209
Smallpox
Newspapers and books often say "it is estimated", "experts believe", etc. smallpox killed 300-500 million people in the 20th century. For a book, I tried to track down where this estimation actuallycomes from. It was quite hard, there is a massive echo chamber. Ultimately, I found Henderson.Tag: Visual edit