Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light / Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
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- Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light
- Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis.
- Albert A. Michelson, Master U.S. Navy.
- Note.
- Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light.
- Introduction.
- Theory of New Method.
- Arrangement and Description of Apparatus.
- Site and Plan.
- The Heliostat.
- The Revolving Mirror.
- Adjustment of the Revolving Mirror.
- The Micrometer.
- Manner of Using the Micrometer.
- Measurement of Speed of Rotation.
- The Observer's Table.
- The Lens.
- The Fixed Mirror.
- Adjustment of the Fixed Mirror.
- Apparatus for Supplying and Regulating the Blast of Air.
- Method Followed in Experiment.
- Determination of The Constants.
- Comparison of the Steel Tape with the Standard Yard.
- Determination of the Value of Micrometer.
- Measurement of the Distance between the Mirrors.
- Rate of Standard Ut3 Fork.
- Set of determinations made at Naval Academy.
- Specimen of a Determination of Rate of Ut3 Fork.
- Résumé of determinations made at Naval Academy.
- Second determination.
- Effect of Support and of Scraping.
- Specimen.
- Résumé.
- Specimen.
- Résumé.
- Specimen.
- Résumé.
- The Formulæ.
- Observations.
- Specimen Observation.
- Discussion of Errors.
- The Distance.
- The Speed of Rotation.
- The Deflection.
- Final Result.
- Objections Considered.
- Measurement of the Deflection.
- Uncertainty of Laws of Reflection and Refraction in Media in Rapid Rotation.
- Retardation Caused by Reflection.
- Distortion of the Revolving Mirror.
- Imperfection of the Lens.
- Periodic Variations in Friction.
- Change of Speed of Rotation.
- Bias.
- Postscript.
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