The Velocity of Light

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Jupiter’s moons are sometimes eclipsed by Jupiter, and it is easy to calculate the times when this ought to occur.

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Most of the curious things in the theory of relativity are connected with the velocity of light. If the reader is to grasp the reasons for such a serious theoretical reconstruction, he must have some idea of the facts which made the old system break down.