The Michelson-Morley experiment was designed to measure
A) the relativistic mass of the electron.
B) the relativistic momentum of the electron.
C) the relativistic energy of the electron.
D) the velocity of the Earth relative to the ether.
E) the acceleration of gravity on the Earth's surface.
D
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