Michelson-Morley experiment
The Michelson-Morley experiment, one of the most important and famous experiments in the history of physics, was performed in 1887 at what is now Case Western Reserve University, and is considered to be the first strong evidence against the theory of a luminiferous aether.
References
- A. A. Michelson and E.W. Morley, Philos. Mag. S.5, 24 (151), 449-463 (1887), http://www.aip.org/history/gap/PDF/michelson.pdf
- A. A. Michelson et al., Conference on the Michelson-Morley Experiment, Astrophysical Journal 68, 341 (1928)
- Robert S. Shankland et al., New Analysis of the Interferometer Observations of Dayton C. Miller, Reviews of Modern Physics, 27(2):167-178, (1955)
- James DeMeo, Critical Review of the Shankland et al Analysis of Dayton Miller’s Aether-Drift Experiments, (2000)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Measuring aether |
| ► | The experiment |
| ► | The most famous failed experiment |
| ► | Fallout |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
| ► | See also |
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