12. Aether Experiments and Physical Theory

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. Preface xi
5. Foreword xix
6. 1. Perspectives on the Aether 1
7. 2. Dramatis Personae of Aether Drift 32
8. 3. Michelson and Interferometry, 1880-1883 54
9. 4. The Classic Experiments, 1884-1890 74
10. 5. Contradictions and Contractions, 1890-1900 98
11. 6. Transformations of the Aether, circa 1900 121
12. 7. Morley-Miller Experiments, 1900-1905 141
13. 8. The Rise of Relativity, 1905-1910 155
14. 9. The Fall of the Aether, 1910-1920 171
15. 10. Miller Challenges Michelson, 1920-1925 190
16. 11. Michelson Reaffirms the Null, 1925-1930 213
17. 12. Aether Experiments and Physical Theory 228
18. Appendix A: "The Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether'' 247
19. Appendix B: ' Influence of Motion of the Medium on the Velocity of Light," 259
20. Appendix C: "On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether," 271
21. Note on Sources 287
22. Bibliography 295
23. Index 353