Exhibit board explaining the experiments made by Albert A. Michelson & Mount Wilson Observatory staff on the velocity of light at Irvine, California. The label at the top of the board reads: "Velocity of Light. This investigation was initiated by Dr. Michelson and has been carried on at Irvine, California, by the University of Chicago and the Carnegie Institution of Washington during the years 1930-1933". On the board are four (4) photographs and one diagram of the equipment used in the experiments. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Museum exhibits Light--Speed--Experiments Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931 Irvine (Calif.) Mount Wilson Observatory Mount Wilson (Calif.) Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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