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Consider a Michelson–Morley experiment with 11-m light paths perpendicular and parallel to the ether wind. What would be the difference in light travel times on the two paths if Earth moved relative to the ether at
(a) its orbital speed (Appendix E);
(b) 0.01c;
(c) 0.5c; and
(d) 0.99c?