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In Nature for October 14, 1967, Professor H. Dingle argued that the special theory of relativity is incorrect, and Professor W. H. McCrea put an opposing view. Some correspondence on the same subject has already appeared. What follows is a further selection from the correspondence on this subject.
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FARLEY, F., BAILEY, J. & PICASSO, E. Is the Special Theory Right or Wrong?: Experimental Verifications of the Theory of Relativity. Nature 217, 17–18 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217017a0
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