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Dates: during 1926-1926
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Miller v. Einstein. Conclusions drawn from thousands of "etherdrift" experiments at Mt. Wilson Observatory (10,000 calculations in 1925 alone) were: 1) That, contrary to the assumptions of Dr. Albert Einstein, there is an all pervasive substance in the universe through which all matter moves; 2) That this substance, ether, has a motion imparted to it by moving matter (a motion similar to that of water following the stern of a moving ship). In the case of the earth, the ether is subject to a 95% drag, but slips away again 50%; 3) That the whole solar galaxy (group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: In Kansas City | 1/11/1926 | See Source »

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