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Ireland in 1889

Historical records for Ireland in 1889, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1889Relativity, Theory ofGeorge Francis FitzGerald

Dublin · Science / Physics

FitzGerald proposes length contraction as a way to explain the null result of ether drift experiments

Names involved

George Francis FitzGerald

Places involved

Dublin

Provenance

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