Creation and Time by Hugh Ross

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Originally Posted by Timmy

Oh, interesting.

I remember reading years ago, that supposedly many of the oldest measurements of the speed of light were actually higher than today's, and generally the older, the faster. The claim was that it wasn't because of errors and lack of accuracy, but it was because light actually was faster, then. How they figured that, I dunno.

Timmy, c is slowing down. Here is a site that explains how it is measured, and gives a chart showing the rate of slowing.
In 1738: 303,320 +/- 310 km/second
In 1861: 300,050 +/- 60 km/second
In 1877: 299,921 +/- 13 km/second
In 2004: 299,792 km/second (accepted constant)
The Article is really a good read. http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39733
One physist theorized that c actually speeds up and slows, like a wave, through time. Also interesting.
Here is a wiki article that talks about the effects of varible c on different branches of physics and cosmology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light