Aether drag is demonstrated via Grav slingshots, Gyroscopes and the Aspden effect and Herold Aspden aslo predicted electrostatic spin confirmed by UC Riverside as a product of aether drag as well...then there is MM & MG (sagnac to a significant but indirectly) as well.. ............... The aether must have this motion otherwise none of those effects could be explained via anything observable certainly not with conventual new/Ein mechanics . All Spinning CBs drag the aether that is why grav slingshots work the only difference in the earth is that it is spinning the universe spins around it but it still drags the aether in th opposite direction of the Universal spin....this is as "proven" as you can get in physics I would say, in that all observation and experiment demonstrate this and preclude any other known physical construct to account for these things ...... Neville Jones <njones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Robert, Am I correct in thinking that you believe the aether to be going around in one direction near the World's surface, but in the opposite direction further out? If so, why do you support this view? Neville. --------------------------------- Prevent accessing dangerous websites - Protect your computer with Free Web Security Guard! More information at www.inbox.com/wsg