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Michelson–Morley experiment, an Uncommon card
The Michelson–Morley experiment was an attempt to measure the motion of the Earth relative to the luminiferous aether, a supposed medium permeating space that was thought to be the carrier of light waves.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Ranked #913 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The experiment was performed between April and July 1887 by American physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and published in November of the same year.
- The experiment compared the speed of light in perpendicular directions in an attempt to detect the relative motion of matter, including their laboratory, through the luminiferous aether, or "aether wind" as it was sometimes called.
- The result was negative, in that Michelson and Morley found no significant difference between the speed of light in the direction of movement through the presumed aether, and the speed at right angles.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michelson–Morley experiment article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Michelson–Morley experiment (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Case Western Reserve University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.







