What is Rydberg's constant? what is its value?

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For the calculation of wavelength of spectral lines Rydberg gave a formula and use a constant called Rydberg's constant.
Formula $\to \frac{1}{λ} = R Z^{2} (\frac{1}{n_{2}^{2}} - \frac{1}{n_{1}^{2}})$
where
$λ =$ wavelength
$R =$ Rydberg's constant
$Z =$ atomic number of atom
$n_{1} & n_{2} =$ Integers
The value of Rydberg's constant is $1.0973 \times 10^{7} m^{- 1}$

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What is Rydberg's constant? what is its value?

For the calculation of wavelength of spectral lines Rydberg gave a formula and use a constant called Rydberg's constant.Formula→1λ=RZ2(1n22−1n21)where λ= wavelengthR= Rydberg's constantZ= atomic number of atomn1 & n2= Integers The value of Rydberg's constant is 1.0973×107 m−1