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Used a large rectangular interferometer to compare oppositely directed light paths and measured the phase displacement associated with Earth's rotation.
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The record is the exact Part II experimental paper by Michelson and Gale. Fred Pearson is retained as an explicitly credited assistant, not promoted into the byline; Part I theory, Sagnac's earlier experiment and later gyroscopes remain separate.
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- Astrophysical Journal record for Michelson-Gale Part II
- Nature report on the Michelson-Gale Earth-rotation experiment
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Albert A. Michelson; Henry G. Gale
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Michelson and Gale: effect of Earth rotation on the velocity of light, Part II
Used a large rectangular interferometer to compare oppositely directed light paths and measured the phase displacement associated with Earth's rotation.
Scientific scope
The record is the exact Part II experimental paper by Michelson and Gale. Fred Pearson is retained as an explicitly credited assistant, not promoted into the byline; Part I theory, Sagnac's earlier experiment and later gyroscopes remain separate.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Albert A. Michelson; Henry G. Gale
The named authors contributed to this scoped work; individual effort shares and later applications are not assigned by the byline.