--- title: "2 A.A. Michelson Quotes" description: "A.A. Michelson has 2 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-a-a-michelson-99988.jpg" --- ![Portrait of A.A. Michelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-a-a-michelson-99988.jpg) # A.A. Michelson **2** quotes in **22** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by A.A. Michelson > [“The generalized theory of relativity has furnished still more remarkable results. This considers not only uniform but also accelerated motion. In particular,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-a-michelson/the-generalized-theory-of-relativity-has-furnished-still-more/) [A.A. 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As a result of the measurements of the photographs of the eclipse of 1921 the number found was much nearer to the prediction of Einstein, and was inversely proportional to the distance from the center of the sun, in further confirmation of the theory. (3) The theory predicts a displacement of the solar spectral lines, and it seems that this prediction is also verified.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "A.A. 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