ether theory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ether_theory
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:luminiferous_aether_theory
gptkbp:describes medium for propagation of light
gptkbp:experimentallyTestedBy gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:19th_century
17th century
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
gptkbp:rejectedIn 1905
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:wave_theory_of_light
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:vortex_atom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ether theory