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On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether

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Creators

  • Albert A. Michelson, author
  • Edward W. Morley, author

Canon Rationale

A core experimental physics paper, included for the Michelson-Morley experiment, ether theory, precision measurement, and the prehistory of relativity.

Evidence

  • citation context: Michelson and Morley, 'On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether,' American Journal of Science, 1887.
  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Michelson-Morley experiment'.

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Completion unit: read the full 1887 paper.

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