Quote#Nature
It appears, from all that precedes, reasonably certain that if there…
Quote byAlbert Abraham Michelson · 1852–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Concluding that there is no stationary ether with respect to which the earth moves while orbiting around the sun. On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether by Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley. American Journal of Science, 1887, 34 (203): 333–345..
English (original)
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.
— Albert Abraham Michelson
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