van Dongen, Jeroen (2009) On the role of the Michelson-Morley experiment: Einstein in Chicago. [Preprint]
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This article discusses new material, published in Volume 12 of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, that addresses Einstein’s knowledge of the Michelson-Morley experiment prior to 1905: in a lecture in Chicago in 1921, Einstein referred to the experiment, mentioned when he came upon it, and hinted at its influence. Arguments are presented to explain the contrast with Einstein’s later pronouncements on the role of the experiment.
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| Additional Information: | Archive for History of Exact Sciences, in press. | ||||||
| Keywords: | Einstein, relativity, Michelson-Morley experiment | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Depositing User: | Jeroen van Dongen | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2009 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:18 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 4778 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Date: | July 2009 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4778 |
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