Talk:Timeline of luminiferous aether

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"the Timeline of Luminiferous Aether begins in the late 19th century with the concept of the aether ("light-bearing aether"), or ether, as a medium for electromagnetic propagation."

I tbink it begins rather earlier than this. See Einstein's "Aether and relativity" lecture for an overview, or Newton's "Optiks". ErkDemon 02:51, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Kuhnianism?

I think it is important to note that this article is written in a very Kuhnian way. Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science propounds an idea of 'crisis' and 'revolution'. A more neutral approach to the history of the luminiferous aether may be required, or at least a contrasting historiography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.82.197.90 (talk) 02:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)