Aether History in Modern Science.

1818: Fresnel's wave theory of light

1820: Discovery of Poisson's "Bright Spot": Decisive support for wave theory?

1873: Maxwell's  Treatise on Electricity & Magnetism

1878-1880: Maxwell suggests that the absolute velocity of the earth in the Aether may be detectable optically.

1881: Michelson's first interferometer experiment yields a Null result. Lorentz notes that Michelson's calculations are in error. This resulted in a doubling of the expected fringe shifts.

1882: Michelson acknowledges his interpretation is unwarranted.

1887: The famous Michelson & Morley experiment: Again a Null result.

1887-8: Heinrich Hertz verifies existence of EM waves.

1889: G. F. Fitzgerald: Contraction Hypothesis.

1895: Hendrik Lorentz: Contraction Hypothesis suggested independently of Fitzgerald but more fully developed.

1905: Einstein expounds his Special Theory of Relativity (STR)

        : Further Michelson & Morley experiments:

They test: Contraction Hypothesis- Negative result

             : Aether Drag effects- Null Result.

1919: Eddington's Eclipse expedition confirms Einstein's General Theory of Relativity (GTR)

1921: Miller continues his Aether Drift experiments at Mt. Wilson & claims positive results. He performs tests with Insulated & Non magnetic Interferometers.

1921-24: Miller again gets positive results.

1925: Michelson & Gale Experiment: Null Result. This was predicted by Relativity Theory.

April meeting of National Academy of sciences declares Aether Drag theory laid-to-rest.

However, Miller still claims to have found an Aether Drag from his previous positive results.

December meeting of American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science to discuss Millers results. 

1. Modified Aether theory: Potential objections...Stellar Aberrations / Aether Drag does not vary greatly with elevation.

2. Slight departure from Contraction hypothesis: Potential objections...Lorentz's equations in perfect accord with Relativity.

1926: Kennedy's tests yield null result with much higher sensitivity than Miller but gets only 1/4 the result.

Picard & Stahel get null result.

1927: K.K. Illingworth: Null result...effects 1/10 those of Miller

Mount Wilson Conference: Miller seemingly committed to partial entrainment

Michelson protests: Why is the Aether Drag 19/20 & not some other fraction?

                              What of differential effects with respect to altitude?

1929: Michelson, Pease & Pearson: Null Result...Effects 1/50 those of Miller

1930: Von Georg, Joos: Null Result.

1934: Joos on the Michelson-Gale Result: Improbable that Aether is entrained either by Translational or Rotational motion

1955: Shankland, McCuskey, Leone & Kuerti provide New analysis on Millers work. They suggest his results were ill-effected by statistical fluctuations in readings & Systematic temperature disturbances.

[Author's comment:]

At the dawning of a new millennium what was once called Aethers, Physicists now call 'Dark Matter' OR Zero point. 

Yes folks, if you're reading this far, the 90% of the universe that science cannot identify is the Aethers...Pure Divine potentiality.

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