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  • [[File:Michelson morley experiment 1887.jpg|thumb|300px|Figure 1. Michelson and Morley's interferometric setup ...vity]], which rules out a stationary aether.<ref group=A name=staley/> The experiment has been referred to as "the moving-off point for the theoretical aspects o
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  • ...in the aether. In addition, the negative result of the [[Michelson–Morley experiment]] led to the introduction of the hypothesis of [[length contraction]] in 18 ...sm occurs in both, it is not possible to distinguish between LET and SR by experiment. However, in LET the existence of an undetectable aether is assumed and the
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  • The failure of any known experiment to detect motion through the aether led [[Hendrik Lorentz]], starting in 18 ...ent]] was confirmed by the [[Hippolyte Fizeau|Fizeau]] [[Fizeau experiment|experiment in 1851]], who measured the speed of light in moving liquids.<ref>Janssen/S
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