"I thank you very much for sending me your careful study about the Miller experiments. Those experiments, conducted with so much care, merit, of course, a very careful statistical investigation. This is more so as the existence of a not trivial positive effect would affect very deeply the fundament of theoretical physics as it is presently accepted. You have shown convincingly that the observed effect is outside the range of accidental deviations and must, therefore, have a systematic cause [having] nothing to do with 'ether wind', but with differences of temperature of the air traversed by the two light bundles which produce the bands of interference." (Shankland, 1973a, p.2283) Albert Einstein.
Hi guys. This is a quote from Tagor's link that shows the attitude that finally buried Miller's results. Thanks for the reference Tagor. Really interesting. It seems science is progressed by popular vote rather than experimental evidence. More's the pity. This could have resulted in a 'rethink' of light propogation - years back. Still. Hopefully aether is now on the rise.
Hi guys. This is a quote from Tagor's link that shows the attitude that finally buried Miller's results. Thanks for the reference Tagor. Really interesting. It seems science is progressed by popular vote rather than experimental evidence. More's the pity. This could have resulted in a 'rethink' of light propogation - years back. Still. Hopefully aether is now on the rise.
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