Dataset: newcomb_speedlight.csv

Sources: Simon Newcomb (1891). "Measures of the Velocity of Light Under
the Direction of of the Secretary of the Navy During the Years 1880-1882," 
Astronomical Papers, Vol. 2, pp. 107-230.
Vol. 88, pp. 469-526   (Tables on pp. 187-191).

Stephen M. Stigler (1977). "Do Robust Estimators Work With Real Data?,"
The Annals of Statistics, Vol. 5, #6, pp. 1055-1098.

Description: 66 Measurements of the passage time of light. Actual measurements
(in millionths of seconds) is (24.8 + speed)*(10^3) 
The "true value" is 33.02.

Variable/Name
Passage time of light (speed)