Mich1879

Michelson included more details of each experiment in the table of results in his report.

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Datasets analysed in the book Antony Unwin (2024, ISBN:978-0367674007) "Getting (more out of) Graphics".

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Datasets for the Book 'Getting (more out of) Graphics'

Mich1879 function

A data frame with 100 observations on the following 4 variables.<dl>
 <dt><code>Date</code></dt>
<dd>Day of the experiment (from 5 June to 2 July 1879)</dd> <dt><code>Time</code></dt>
<dd>AM, PM or Elec (under electric light)</dd> <dt><code>Value</code></dt>
<dd>estimate of the speed of light minus 299000, uncorrected for temperature and refraction</dd> <dt><code>Temperature</code></dt>
<dd>temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, from 58 to 90</dd> 
</dl>

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Measurements of the speed of light by Michelson in 1879 — Mich1879

A data frame with 100 observations on the following 4 variables.<dl>
 <dt><code>Date</code></dt>
<dd>Day of the experiment (from 5 June to 2 July 1879)</dd>

 <dt><code>Time</code></dt>
<dd>AM, PM or Elec (under electric light)</dd>

 <dt><code>Value</code></dt>
<dd>estimate of the speed of light minus 299000, uncorrected for temperature and refraction</dd>

 <dt><code>Temperature</code></dt>
<dd>temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, from 58 to 90</dd>

 
</dl>

Mich1879: Measurements of the speed of light by Michelson in 1879

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