On a Possible Mode of Detecting a Motion of the Solar System through the Luminiferous Ether. In a Letter to Mr. D. P. Todd,’ pp. 108-110 in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Vol. XXX, No. 200, December 1879 - January 1880

James Clerk Maxwell

Published by The Royal Society, London, 1880

Language: English

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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First edition of Maxwell's last paper, ?published posthumously in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, [which] concerned a means of measuring the speed of the Earth through the hypothetical aether, and was the inspiration for Michelson and Morley?s famous experiment. The null result of that experiment was to lead to the Special Theory of Relativity? (Longair, Maxwell?s Enduring Legacy, p. 71). Very good condition in original wrappers. Seller Inventory # 002577

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Title: On a Possible Mode of Detecting a Motion of ...

Publisher: The Royal Society, London

Publication Date: 1880

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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