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Re:A proof of the constancy of the velocity of light (1913) by bcwarner on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:41AM (#22089847)
It's interesting how succinct this is. How come this didn't appear before being postulated in Einstein's theory of special relativity, given that there was a 16 year gap between this and the Michelson-Morley experiment?
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Re:A proof of the constancy of the velocity of light (1913) by g82918 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @02:42AM (#22090027)
One idea is that there weren't many double stars so the evidence was weak.
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