AWhat changed
Interferometrically measured light-propagation changes in flowing water consistent with partial drag.
Scientific scope
The record is Fizeau's sole-author 1851 moving-water experiment. It does not constitute special relativity, settle every ether model or absorb later repetitions and relativistic interpretations.
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The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Fizeau's sole-author 1851 moving-water experiment. It does not constitute special relativity, settle every ether model or absorb later repetitions and relativistic interpretations.
Contributors
- Hippolyte Fizeau · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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