In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson

In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson (HM18W3)

Location: Annapolis, MD 21401 Anne Arundel County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 59.006', W 76° 29.197'

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1852 - 1931

Class of 1873. While Instructor at the Naval Academy in 11879 made first accurate measurement of speed of light. Invented interferometer. First American scientist to receive Nobel Prize, for physics in 1907. Performed with Morley ether drift experiment basic to Einstein's theory of relativity. His Distinguished career is a continuing inspiration to midshipmen.
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HM NumberHM18W3
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 5:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 371238 N 4315989
Decimal Degrees38.98343333, -76.48661667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 59.006', W 76° 29.197'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 59' 0.36" N, 76° 29' 11.82" W
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Area Code(s)410, 301, 443, 202, 703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2 Maryland Ave, Annapolis MD 21401, US
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