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undulatory theory

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Noun1.undulatory theory - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as wavesundulatory theory - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
wave theory, wave theory of light
scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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However, to do so in light of the wave or undulatory theory was difficult at best since to do so would have required a ''motionless'' medium; the static nature of this ether concept was of course the property which had originally caused Newton''s denial of the idea.
The Invisible Ether and Michelson Morley by Michael Strauss / Computers and Internet community
 
 
 
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