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*either the Earth is always stationary in the ether,  

*either the Earth is always stationary in the ether,  

*or there is something wrong with the fundamental principles on which the interpretation of the experiment relies.

*or there is something wrong with the fundamental principles on which the interpretation of the experiment relies.

  The experiment was as important to physics as was [[Semmelweis]] and [[Pasteur]]'s research into the [[germ theory of disease]]. Michelson got the Nobel Prize in 1907 for related optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations such us these experiments carried out with their aid.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907:

The experiment was as important to physics as was [[Semmelweis]] and [[Pasteur]]'s research into the [[germ theory of disease]]. Michelson got the Nobel Prize in 1907 for related optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations such us these experiments carried out with their aid.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907:

Albert A. Michelson|author= The Nobel Foundation|publisher=nobelprize.org|url=http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1907/|accessdate=July 26, 2013|quote=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907 was awarded to Albert A. Michelson "for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid".}}</ref>  

Albert A. Michelson|author= The Nobel Foundation|publisher=nobelprize.org|url=http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1907/|accessdate=July 26, 2013|quote=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907 was awarded to Albert A. Michelson "for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid".}}</ref>  

== Historical Background ==

== Historical Background ==