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3 years ago

Which postulate of relativity was supported by the experiments of Michelson and Morley

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2 answers:

shtirl [24]3 years ago

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Constancy of speed of light.

Flauer [41]3 years ago

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All observers measure the same speed of light,
no matter how any observer is moving.

The question is kind of awkward, though. It seems to say that
people were having a hard time accepting this postulate of relativity,
until Michelson and Morley came along and did their experiment, and
their results gave Relativity a boost.

Actually, Michelson and Morley did their famous experiment in 1887.
At the time, Einstein was only 8 years old, and Relativity was not even
a twinkle in his eye yet.

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