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“It appears, from all that precedes, reasonably certain that if there be any relative motion between the earth and the luminiferous ether, it must be small; quite small enough entirely to refute Fresnel's explanation of aberration.”

Quote by Albert A. Michelson

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Albert A. Michelson

Albert A. Michelson was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to the fields of optics and precise measurements. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907 for his precise measurements of the speed of light and the polarization of light. more

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