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The Michelson-Morley experiment failed to detect a _stationary_
ether, but did not alone rule out a partial dragging theory, such
as that advocated by George Stokes, where there is full drag at
the Earth's surface, tapering off to zero at some distance. The
authors even acknowledged Stokes' theory in the conclusion of
their 1887 paper.