Albert Abraham Michelson1887
Michelson carries out interferometer measurements that challenge the idea of a stationary luminiferous ether
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Michelson carries out interferometer measurements that challenge the idea of a stationary luminiferous ether
Morley works with Michelson on the ether drift experiment later treated as an important background to special relativity
Wagoner develops post Newtonian calculations used to test general relativity with solar system observations
Will synthesizes experimental tests of general relativity and parameterized post Newtonian theory
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