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Page 243
... light . Whether the measur- ing instrument was moving toward or away from the direction of the light , the velocity of the ray was the same in all experiments , as Michelson's and Morley's repeated measurements showed . Then , said the ...
... light . Whether the measur- ing instrument was moving toward or away from the direction of the light , the velocity of the ray was the same in all experiments , as Michelson's and Morley's repeated measurements showed . Then , said the ...
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... light forward into space , thus adding to its motion these various cumulative velocities of our Earth . Common sense says that the light beam ought to be accelerated by a factor 19 + 12 + 175 +500 , or 706 miles a second . But the ...
... light forward into space , thus adding to its motion these various cumulative velocities of our Earth . Common sense says that the light beam ought to be accelerated by a factor 19 + 12 + 175 +500 , or 706 miles a second . But the ...
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... light would always register unity , irrespective of accelera- tion . The experiments had indicated the impossibility of measuring abso- lute motion . Might there not be an equal impossibility of detecting abso- lute space , time , and ...
... light would always register unity , irrespective of accelera- tion . The experiments had indicated the impossibility of measuring abso- lute motion . Might there not be an equal impossibility of detecting abso- lute space , time , and ...
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