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AITHER [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • History
  • Philosophy and Religion
CONT

Ether, also spelled aether, also called luminiferous ether, in physics, [is] a theoretical universal substance believed during the 19th century to act as the medium for transmission of electromagnetic waves ... much as sound waves are transmitted by elastic media such as air.

Key term(s)
  • aither

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Histoire
  • Philosophie et religion

Spanish

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