Through my own research I have come to realize that modern physics textbooks are poor places to learn about the history of physics.
Harry On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM ROGER ANDERTON <[email protected]> wrote: > That's anyone way of putting it. > > > But memes like -> > > "emission theory makes wrong predictions in other domains" > > > give the false impression of applying to ALL types of emission theories > > > which is false claim. > > > There is difference between claims-> > > > (i) ALL emission theories make wrong predictions in other domains > > > and > > > (ii) SOME emission theories make wrong predictions in other domains > > > The looseness in language used by many physics texts (especially popular > science texts) allow false memes to be easily created. > > > i.e. don't use rigorous Logic with quantifiers > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "H LV" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 6 Dec, 20 At 19:49 > Subject: Re: [Vo]:animation of emission theory > > Ok, to clarify *this* emission theory is wrong in other domains. Perhaps a > new emission theory will be formulated that will work in those other > domains. > > harry > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 1:51 PM ROGER ANDERTON <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Good animation. >> >> >> emission theory DOES NOT makes wrong prediction in other domains. >> >> >> What probably really talking about is misapplying emission theory in >> other domains >> >> >> >> the claim "emission theory makes wrong predictions in other domains" is >> just a meme promoting a falsehood >> >> >> It is an example of lie which - if a lie is repeated often enough then >> people start believing it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "H LV" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, 6 Dec, 20 At 18:23 >> Subject: [Vo]:animation of emission theory >> >> I made a little gif animation of the Michelson Morely experiment using >> the emission theory of light which says the velocity of the source can be >> added to the speed of light. >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lC0zjWc1V6XtSa8_Tuwbtu-Gq62T1ukG/view?usp=sharing >> >> Using the theory of an aether wind in 1887, Michelson and Morely >> predicted the waves would arrive back at the corner of the 'L' at different >> times which would result in a fringe shift, but no fringe shift was >> detected. The emission theory successfully explains this "null result" >> because the waves arrive at the corner at the same time. However, the >> emission theory is now widely rejected because it makes wrong predictions >> in other domains. >> >> Harry >> >>
