THIS book is a more elaborated presentation of the views as the nature of æther set forth by the author in a pamphlet published in 1898. The æther is “regarded as possessing properties such: s might ...

As the 19th century came to a close, physicists were feeling pretty satisfied with the state of their science. The great edifice of physical theory seemed complete. A few minor experiments remained to ...

Yet the theory of aether endured. In the 17th and 18th centuries, thinkers dusted off, revised, and reintroduced the concept of aether in another influential but ultimately flawed attempt to explain ...

Reader Nick Canning says the aether theory was “ascientific”(28 January, p 54). However, this theory was one of the most fruitful in the history of science. It was useful during the development of ...

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