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In 1962 Professor H. Dingle published an argument that the theory of special relativity is invalid. In what follows he restates his case, which is then answered by Professor W. H. McCrea.
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DINGLE, H. The Case Against Special Relativity. Nature 216, 119–122 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216119a0
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