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You can read many of this humorists writings as well as visit his grave at his... [DOC] [TLE] Luminiferous aether - Wikipedia [PAR] In the late 19th century, luminiferous aether, aether or ether, meaning light-
bearing aether, was the postulated medium for the propagation of light. It was 
invoked to explain the ability of the apparently wave-based light to ... This could 
explain such features as light's ability to travel in straight lines and reflect off 
surfaces. [DOC] [TLE] Aether theories - Wikipedia [PAR] Aether theories in physics propose the existence of a medium, the aether a space
-filling ... In the 19th century, luminiferous aether (or ether), meaning light-bearing 
... had been carried out in the late 1800s like the Michelson-Morley experiment in 
... A range of proposed aether-dragging theories could explain the null result... [DOC] [TLE] MichelsonMorley experiment - Wikipedia [PAR] The MichelsonMorley experiment was performed over the spring and summer of 
1887 by ... Because light can travel through a vacuum, it was assumed that even 
a ... the motion of waves through an aether, whose state of motion was unknown. 
.... On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether (1887)... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about PHYSICS - StudyStack [PAR] TO PRODUCE ENERGY, SCIENTISTS ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH PLASMA, A 
CHARGED MEDIUM, .... IN THE 1800S, SCIENTISTS PROPOSED A 
LUMINIFEROUS ETHER TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS CAN TRAVEL IN WAVES, 
LIGHT. [DOC] [TLE] what is the concept of luminiferous ether? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Physicists still assumed, however, that like mechanical waves, light waves ... A 
range of proposed aether-dragging theories could explain the null result but .... 
Long time ago (in the 1800's), scientists thought light must travel through "ether". [DOC] [TLE] Michelson-Morley Experiment - The Luminiferous Ether - Light ... [PAR] During the 1800s scientists had become convinced that light was composed of 
waves, as opposed to a theory that light was made up of particles proposed ... 
with the ether, especially in space where sunlight and starlight travel in what ... 
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information. [DOC] [TLE] This Month in Physics History - American Physical Society [PAR] By the late 1800s, physicists generally believed that light was a wave. ... to travel 
through some sort of medium, just as sound waves are vibrations in air ... known 
as the luminiferous ether, must permeate the universe and serve as a medium for 
the light waves. Various scientists attempted to detect the ether, with no success. [DOC] [TLE] Luminiferous aether [PAR] The luminiferous aether: it was hypothesised that the Earth moves through a ... 
aether" (or "ether"), meaning light-bearing aether, was the term used to describe 
a medium ... This could explain such features as light's ability to travel in straight 
lines and ... A further reason why Newton rejected light as waves in a medium 
was... [DOC] [TLE] Luminiferous aether - McGill School Of Computer Science [PAR] A further reason why Newton rejected light as waves in a medium, however, ... To 
explain stellar aberration in the context of an ether-based theory of light ... the late 
1800s to try to detect the motion of earth through the aether, and had failed to do 
so. A range of proposed aether-dragging theories could explain the null result... [DOC] [TLE] Ether -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics - ScienceWorld [PAR] Ether, or luminiferous Ether, was the hypothetical substance through which 
electromagnetic waves travel. It was proposed by the greek philosopher Aristotle 
Eric... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Aether Theory - Cellular Universe [PAR] In 1905 Einstein incorporated an implied rejection of luminiferous aether. ... Any 
theory or model that dares to incorporate the aether concept will simply not be .... 
He believed in a continuous ether that completely fills the space not ... that travels 
outward as an 'aether wave,

Question: In the 1800s scientists proposed a luminiferous ether to explain how this can travel in waves
Answer: light