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Michelson-Morley experiment
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Etymology
Named after American physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley, who performed the experiment.
Proper noun
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en physics historical An attempt in 1887 to detect the existence of the luminiferous aether by comparing the speed of light in perpendicular directions.
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