Explain why astronomers long ago believed that space must be filled with some kind of substance (the “aether”) instead of the va

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pantera1 [17]

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Explain why astronomers long ago believed that space must be filled with some kind of substance (the “aether”) instead of the va

cuum we know it is today.

Physics

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professor190 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-01T20:10:03+03:00

Answer:Explained

Explanation:

The scientist of that time could not believe that the electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to travel through so they made a space filling substance necessary to travel of electromagnetic waves called aether.

But after the special 0 theory of relativity this idea is discarded and fell out.