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FIZEAU'S principle of determination of the velocity of light can be used for the measurements of lengths. In modern form an arrangement according to this principle is shown in Fig. 1.
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Bergstrand, K. Vetenskapsakad. Arkiv, M.A.F., Nr. 30 (Stockholm, 1943); Nr. 20 (Stockholm, 1949); Acta Com. Geod. Baltique (Helsinki, 1948).
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BERGSTRAND, E. Velocity of Light and Measurement of Distances by High-Frequency Light Signalling*. Nature 163, 338 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163338a0
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