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A 4 page examination of Michelson's contention that in regard to physics "most of the grand underlying principles have now been firmly established and that further advances are to be sought chiefly in the rigorous application of these principles to all the phenomena which come under our notice". The author contends that Michelson's contention is still applicable even today. While we continue to make "astonishing" discoveries, we have yet to conclusively demonstrate that the basic physical processes underlying those discoveries significantly deviate from the basic physical principles known by Michelson. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Albert Michelson was one of the most advanced physicists of his day. In 1894 Michelson made the following statement:
"It is never safe to affirm that the future of physical science has no marvels
in store which may be even more astonishing than those of the past; but it seems probable that most of the grand underlying principles have now been firmly established and
that further advances are to be sought chiefly in the rigorous application of these principles to all the phenomena which come under our notice" (Henig, 2001).
Michelson emphasized the importance of the science of measurement in that same address, contending that measurement is
critical when quantitative results are more important than qualitative work (Henig, 2001). He noted that "an eminent physicist" had remarked that "the future truths of physical science are to
be looked for in the sixth place of decimals" (Henig, 2001). While Michelson didnt name that particular physicist, his contentions (along with those of Michelson) continue to have application
even today. Michelson did not contend that new discoveries would not be made in the future. Nor did he contend that ALL
the "grand underlying principles" of physics had been discovered. Instead Michelson contended that MOST of the "grand underlying principles" had been discovered. He even pointed out that future
discoveries could be "even more astonishing than those of the past". Michelson was content in his belief that basic premises upon which physics revolves had already been discovered, that
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