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ALBERT MICHELSON (1852-1931) EDWARD MORLEY (1838-1923)
Posted by historyofscience101 in HISTORY OF SCIENCE, INDEX, LIGHT, NINETEENTH CENTURY, TIMELINES on July 8, 2013
1887 – USA
The aim of the experiment was to measure the effect of the Earth’s motion on the speed of light
This celebrated experiment found no evidence of there being an effect.
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