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It reads: ... the result of the experiment would not disprove the free motion of ether through space occupied by the earth. § 11. I am afraid we must still regard Cloud No. I. as very dense. § 12. Cloud II. - Waterston (in a communication to the Royal Society, now farous; which, after lying forty-five vears buried and almost forgotten in the archives…

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It reads: ... the result of the experiment would not disprove the free motion of ether through space occupied by the earth. § 11. I am afraid we must still regard Cloud No. I. as very dense. § 12. Cloud II. - Waterston (in a communication to the Royal Society, now farous; which, after lying forty-five vears buried and almost forgotten in the archives…
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 27-Apr-2023 16:57:14 UTC Robert McNees
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Kelvin goes on at length about various problems with how an object might move through the either, and confesses that he couldn’t find any fault with Michelson and Morley’s experiment.
He sees no resolution: "I am afraid we must still regard Cloud No. 1 as very dense."

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