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