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The Michelson-Morley experiment finds no aether

1887 CE · United States, North America · Science

The Michelson-Morley experiment finds no aether
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The Michelson–Morley experiment was an attempt to measure the motion of the Earth relative to the luminiferous aether, a supposed medium permeating space that was thought to be the carrier of light waves. The experiment was performed between April and July 1887 by American physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward W.

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