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What was Michelson-Morley Experiment?

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The Michelson-Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University. It is generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the theory of a luminiferous aether. The experiment has also been referred to as "the kicking-off point for the theoretical aspects of the Second Scientific Revolution."[1] Primarily for this work, Albert Michelson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907. == ==

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It was thought earlier by many scientists that our universe contains a hypothetical liquid and rigid substance called ether and our earth is moving through it. As a matter of fact, an ether wind must be created as the earth is moving through a substance which is completely stationary.

The Michelson-Morley experiment was conducted to determine this ether wind. But then it failed as it couldn't detect any ether wind and was later on found that there is no ether in fact in the universe.

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to find the velocity of earth in imaginary ether medium.

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to detect the small changes in the speed of light {C} in a stationary frame and a moving frame.

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To calculate the velocity of light.

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