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Re: Relatively Speaking
Posted By: enile, on host 195.54.240.4
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998, at 02:15:56
In Reply To: Re: Relatively Speaking posted by Paul A. on Monday, November 9, 1998, at 18:35:26:

> > Or is all of the above irrelevant because the "refractive index" has nothing to do with the
> > speed of light?
>
> Refractive index is the ratio between the densities of the two media, and thus relates to
> the proportion by which the light changes speed when passing between them.

What about when one of them is a brick?

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