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Up and half down stream, than to swim the same distance at right angles to the current, some important conclusions were based on the failure to detect by the famous experiment any difference in velocity between two rays_of light, so directed as to travel an identical distance upon two different axes, at right angles to one another. Postponing for the present all refer ence to the special question of light and the ether, I wish first to investigate a little more closely the variable fortunes of the swimmer in the stream. The figures justifying the ordinary doctrine may easily be found (as, for example, in the first chapter of Professor Eddington's Time, Space and Gravitation), nor do I propose to question their accuracy. The result, nevertheless, is a little perplexing, and one can imagine an amateurish critic, with a certain instinctive taste for probability, hankering after a very different conclusion. Given that a swimmer has a normal velocity in still water, it seems clear enough that some thing must be subtracted from his ordinary speed when he has to struggle against a cur rent, and something added when he travels with its aid. But does it not also seem obvious that the stream must repay on the downward course exactly as much as it borrowed on the upward? If x be the normal velocity, and.
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- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1333514204
- ISBN 13 9781333514204
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages140
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes a critical look at Einstein's Theory of Relativity from a novel perspective. The author, meticulously analyzing the Michelson-Morley experiment and other foundational examples, questions the notion of constant light velocity in various mediums. Einstein had concluded this constant velocity is a fundamental principle that led to an upheaval in understanding space, time, and motion. However, the author elucidates how this constant velocity, along with the associated concept of the addition of velocities, is not universally applicable. The book questions how this constant velocity can coexist with the independent and variable velocities of other entities like swimmers or passengers. Instead of adopting the theory of relativity, the author posits that all velocities are constant and explores the implications of this view. The author argues that a special position is assigned to the velocity of light in physics for reasons beyond its numerical value and proposes an alternative explanation for the specific value of this constant. This book provides a fresh perspective on Einstein's Theory of Relativity, challenging its core principles and offering new insights that invite critical thinking about the fundamental nature of velocity, space, and time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333514204_0
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