PHYSICS- THE AETHER. Everything you need to know about the mysterious Aether, Michelson-Morley's experient and Einstein's genius answer.

Yr 2004- Research Project 12 SPACE 1. Outline the features of the aether model for the transmission of light. (2) James Clerk Maxwell proved that light was a wave. Physicists at the time were accustomed to believing all waves must have a medium to be transmitted- like air particles for sound. Because one could not be seen, a model for transmission was invented. Physicist called the medium luminiferous aether and was said 'to carry the motion of light'. …

…Although Tsiolkovsky did not work or contact scientists outside Russia, his influence on the Russian space program was immense. Every Russian engineer working on the space program credited his writings for providing inspiration. Bibliography John Blackmore, Elizabeth Blackmore, HSC Study - SPACE, Warringal Publications 2002. Neville Warren, Excel HSC Physics, Pascal Press 2000. David Heffernan, Physics Contexts 2, Longman Sciences 2002 Charles Sturt University, HSC ONLINE physics, http://hsc.csu.edu.au/physics/teachers/2340/ David Jenkins-Flint, 2003 HSC study notes.