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This unpublished letter, which appears in Dr. Zapffe | This unpublished letter, which appears in Dr. Zapffe's book, <em>A Reminder on E=mc?</em>, was a rejected letter submitted to <em>Physics Today</em>, that took advantage of the occasion of the Michelson Centennial to propose an experiment to test his idea of a geocentric rest frame for electromagnetism. In this letter, Dr. Zapffe proposes the following: "However, we do have astronauts today, and space vehicles which should be capable of mounting a type of optical instrument for testing that exceedingly crucial point of (c+/-v) velocities. What an immense occasion if interferometer fringes should indeed develop as Michelson so fully expected.? | ||
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| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Michelson Centennial |
| Author(s) | Carl A Zapffe |
| Published | 1980 |
| Journal | General Science Journal |
| No. of pages | 5 |
Abstract
This unpublished letter, which appears in Dr. Zapffe's book, A Reminder on E=mc?, was a rejected letter submitted to Physics Today, that took advantage of the occasion of the Michelson Centennial to propose an experiment to test his idea of a geocentric rest frame for electromagnetism. In this letter, Dr. Zapffe proposes the following: "However, we do have astronauts today, and space vehicles which should be capable of mounting a type of optical instrument for testing that exceedingly crucial point of (c+/-v) velocities. What an immense occasion if interferometer fringes should indeed develop as Michelson so fully expected.?