Earth and the Ether - A Crisis in Physics

In the 1880s, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley conducted an experiment to determine the motion of Earth relative to the ether. You'll learn about their experiment, its shocking result, and the resulting theoretical crisis.

Format:

Elektronisch Film

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2000.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018.

Zusammenfassung:

In the 1880s, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley conducted an experiment to determine the motion of Earth relative to the ether. You'll learn about their experiment, its shocking result, and the resulting theoretical crisis.

Umfang:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Anmerkungen:

Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.

Spieldauer:

00:30:14

Format Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Schlagworte:

Physics

Education films.

Links:

A Kanopy streaming video