All potential energy exists in the ether. It may vibrate, and it may rotate, but as regards locomotion it is stationary-the most stationary body we know: absolutely stationary, so to speak; our standard of rest. (Oliver Lodge)

All potential energy exists in the ether. It may vibrate, and it may rotate, but as regards locomotion it is stationary-the most stationary body we know: absolutely stationary, so to speak; our standard of rest.

Oliver Lodge

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