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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> This is a rather fair assumption
>>> to make because it's the result of a measurement
>
>> Actually, I believe einstein hypothesized that because Maxwell's equations
>> (amongst others) had it down as a constant.
>
> What I meant is that if you were to deduce the Lorentz transformations
> now (eg. for an article on relativity), you can refer to experiments such
> as the famous Michelson-Morley experiment (which predates special relativity
> by almost 20 years). Even if Einstein had never even heard of such an
> experiment (which I really find hard to believe, but whatever), it doesn't
> really matter. It's still a fair assumption to make because of that and
> many other experiments.
>
I wasn't really disagreeing. Just pointing out where the hypothesis came
from that the evidence turned into a theory.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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