1984; Dorothy Michelson Livingston; One Pass Productions; Guild, Cinema (1979). The Master of Light: A Biography of Albert A. Michelson. University of Chicago Press. стр. 106. „On the religious question, Michelson disagreed with both these men. He had renounced any belief that moral issues were at stake in ...”
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In 1879 a letter from James Clerk Maxwell to the astronomer David Peck Todd came to the attention of Michelson, possibly giving him considerable motivation. See the book Schwinger, J. (1986). Einstein's Legacy. Scientific American Library.2012 e-book.
Shankland, Paul D.; Orchiston, Wayne (2002). „Nineteenth century astronomy at the U.S. Naval Academy”. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 5 (2): 165. Bibcode:2002JAHH....5..165S.
