We assumed that light is similar to sound, and waves. It must move like water. It seemed like a good explanation at the time. It explains how:
- We can see light even if something blocks it Theory Of Special Relativity later explained the true nature of Light. It was not that Einsteinâs theory was better, but it was because it posited lesser things. It treated light like any other particle. Through Occamâs Razor, Einsteinâs theory won.