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Michelson-Morley experiment  Michelson–Morley experiment  Michelson Morley experiment  Michaelson-Morley experiment  Michaelson–Morley experiment
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A celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity WordNet 3.0
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The Michelson–Morley experiment was an attempt to measure the relative motion of the Earth and the luminiferous aether, a supposed medium permeating space that was thought to be the carrier of light waves. Wikipedia
A scientific experiment regarding the luminiferous ether. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Attempt to detect the relative motion of matter through the stationary luminiferous aether Wikidata