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The Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction Hypothesis and the Combined Rod Contraction-Clock Retardation Hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Herman Erlichson
Herman Erlichson*
Affiliation:
Staten Island Community College, City University of New York
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In a recent paper in this journal which was part of a panel discussion of Grünbaum's philosophy of science, M. G. Evans discusses the Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction hypothesis and related matters [2]. The purpose of this note is to clarify and correct some of the points in Evans' paper.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , December 1971 , pp. 605 - 609
Copyright
Copyright © 1971 by The Philosophy of Science Association

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