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Kelly, Dr. Alphonsus G.     (Easy Link:

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Mechanical Engineer (Deceased)

Interests: Relativity, Unipolar Induction

Nationality: Irish
Born: Wednesday, January 6, 1926
Died: Saturday, July 30, 2005 (Age 79)
Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly
"Al" Memorial Wall: read / add a dedication
[email protected]
Tel: +353/(1) 668-1103 Related Websites:
Anti Relativity
HDS Energy
Meath
Ireland Books:
Map It 2005 Challenging Modern Physics: Questioning Einstein's Relativity Theories
1998 Experiments on the Relative Motion of Magnets and Conductors (Monograph
View count: 1992 No. 5)
1998 Faradays Final Riddle: Does the Field Rotate with a Magnet? (Monograph No.
6)
1997 Rules for Einstein-Synchronisation of Clocks Challenged (Monograph No. 4)
1996 A New Theory on the Behaviour of Light (Monograph No. 2)
1996 Reliability of Relativistic Effect Tests on Airborne Clocks (Monograph No. 3)
1995 Time and the Speed of Light: A New Interpretation (Monograph No. 1)

Abstracts Online:
2005 Big Bang or Full Stop?
2000 Hafele and Keating Tests; Did They Prove Anything?
1997 A New Theory on the Behavior of Light
1997 Synchronisation of Clock-Stations and the Sagnac Effect

Event Attendence:
Conference
2005-05-23 12th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference
(Absentia)
International Conference on Special Relativity and
1997-06-25 Conference
Some of its Applications
1997-06-09 4th (B) Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference Conference

Biography

Dr. Alphonsus Gabriel (A. G.) Kelly has to his name many innovations in engineering
and science, such as the discovery that a siphon lifts water to a height greater than the

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equivalent of atmospheric pressure. This discovery was awarded a major prize by the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (U.K.) and has an entry in the Scientific
Dictionary and the Guinness Book of Records. Al Kelly is a Life Fellow of both the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the U.K. Institution of Mechanical
Engineers.

"In Memoriam: Dr. Al Kelly

"Dr. Alphonsus (Al) G. Kelly, who died in Dublin on 30 July, was an engineer of
outstanding ability and original turn of mind. He was born in Brownstone, Co. Meath,
where his father worked in local government and later became a member of
parliament. Al attended the local national school and St. Finian's College, Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath, prior to qualifying in mechanical and electrical engineering at
University College Dublin.

"He joined Ireland's Electricity Supply Board in 1947, when it was about to commence
a major program of rural electrification and construction of new generating stations,
peat- and oil-fired. Such utilization of peat was virtually unknown outside Ireland, and
Al showed his innovative skills in many areas, including the novel design of turbine
foundations and cooling towers. As Chief Project Engineer from 1968 to 1980, he was
responsible for the planning and execution of large new generating stations, and was
instrumental in the construction of the first commercial example in Europe of a
combined-cycle gas-turbine power plant, at Marina, Cork, in the early 1970s; this is a
technology in which the Board still holds international technical pre-eminence. This
project made possible the subsequent development of the Kinsale natural gas field off
the south coast of Ireland. By the mid-1970's, the Board had become engaged in
international consultancy, and Al played a key role in a number of major projects such
as Saudi Arabia's electricity program. From 1980 to 1990 he was Director of
Generation and Transmission, and became first Chairman of ESBI, the subsidiary
consultancy company set up by the Board in 1988. He was founder and Chairman of
Top Tech Ireland, and later became Chairman of HDS Energy Group, a company
engaged in design and manufacture of industrial boilers and ancillary equipment. He
was a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, the British Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

"Al was ever a man of enquiring mind. He found time to conduct his own experiments
in more efficient methods of turf production at a peat bog he bought in Co. Offaly, in
the midlands. In 1966 he was awarded a Ph.D. from the National University of Ireland
for original work entailing the support against atmospheric pressure of a column of
pumped liquid to a height greater than that theoretically calculated using the liquid's
static density; this work had practical cost-saving consequences in pumping, and
earned him a prize from the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers and an entry in
the Guinness Book of Records. He wrote some twenty technical articles describing
various innovations in the design of power stations and transmission lines. He wrote a
book on management, How to Make Your Life Easier at Work, which was
translated and sold in seven languages.

"I first became aware of Al's work in retirement on reanalysis of relativity theory,
paying particular attention to analysis of the Sagnac effect, through attending public
talks he gave from 1995 onwards in Trinity College, Dublin, and the Institution of
Engineers of Ireland, which resulted in a number of monographs challenging Einstein's
ideas published by the Institution. For some months during 1996, correspondence
appeared in the Irish Times on the subject, which consisted largely of opposition,
sometimes quite strongly put, by the mainstream science community, together with

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Al's doughty rejoinders, offering full public debate with any specialist so disposed (an
offer never taken up).

"In 1998 he devoted his attention to experiments on the relative motion of magnets and
conductors, constructing test apparatus specially for these, and establishing that it was
not the mere change in flux that gave rise to an induced emf, but the concomitant
cutting of the lines of force by the conductor; in the course of this work, he
reconsidered Faraday's analysis of unipolar induction, concluding that a magnet's
magnetic field did, in fact, rotate with it: a further public lecture and monograph
ensued. In 2001 he addressed the question of the spiral structure of galaxies, again
through public lecture and monograph; a novel theory was proffered positing the
apparent spiral structure owing to rotation of elements of the galaxy at different
distances from our observation, and therefore related to light emitted from the
elements at different times in the past.

"Al was energetic in following the excellent advice always to verify one's references.
He contacted the United States Naval Observatory to obtain the original 1972 test data
of Hafele and Keating in their evaluation of relativistic effects on airborne clocks;
here, he found disparity between the data and commonly accepted interpretation of the
results. He contacted the International Radio Consultative Committee and the
Consultative Committee on the Definition of the Second on the synchronization of
standard Earth clock-stations; their literature described as 'relativistic' what was
actually a Sagnac correction for the effect of Earth spin on signal propagation. He was
glad to communicate with the late Professor Jean-Pierre Vigier of the Pierre and Marie
Curie University in Paris, who had published a paper employing Al's analysis in an
endeavor to explain the Sagnac effect in terms of a non-zero photon mass (in Phys.
Lett. A, 1997).

"Al was primarily responsible for renewing in me a latent interest in theoretical

physics. From 1998 I undertook a review of existing experimental data and theories
relating to the electrodynamics of moving bodies, and endeavored to put forward a
consolidated analysis. This led to publication in 2003 of a GED paper, which I am glad
to report was the subject of Al's approbation. For what it is worth, my conclusions
have indicated that Al's analyses in the area were essentially correct. I respected him as
a man of independent mind and faultless moral courage, traits unfortunately all too
uncommon in the modern world. At the VIII International Conference on Space, Time
& Gravitation in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 2004, I learned that I was not alone in
holding him in high regard. He had papers published and pending in journals such as
the Engineers Journal, Infinite Energy, Physics Essays, Meta Research Bulletin, and
GED. He was working on a book before his death, Challenging Modern Physics:
Questioning Einstein's Relativity Theory, and posthumous publication is expected.
His work of course lives on in his paper appearing in this issue of GED."

Dr. Ian J. Cowan

National Standards Authority of Ireland
Glasnevin, Dublin 9, IRELAND
Galilean Electrodynamics, V16, N6 (Nov/Dec 2005).

From website http://www.engology.com/engpg5falfkelly.htm

Kelly has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Mechanical engineering

and a Ph.D., in Civil engineering. He was Chief Project Engineer with the Irish
Electricity Supply Board from 1968-80 at a time when a massive Power Station
construction programme was required. From 1980 to 1990 he was Director of

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Generation and Transmission with the ESB. He was Chairman of ESB International
from its institution and opened up the Saudi Arabian market. He was a founder and
Chairman of Top Tech Ireland Limited and is at present Chairman of HDS Energy
Ltd., an International Energy Systems manufacturer.

Kelly is author of * How to Make Your Life Easier at Work * ( McGraw Hill ). This
book has been an International bestseller which appeared in 7 languages and has sold
150,000 copies. He has written 20 technical articles describing various innovations in
the field of Power Station and Transmission Line design. Most notable was the
discovery that a siphon lifted water to a height greater that the equivalent of
atmospheric pressure. This was awarded a prize by The British Institution of
Mechanical Engineers and was entered in the scientific dictionary after 30 years.

Over the past decade, Kelly has taken a great interest in Physics. A Paper published by
The Institution of Engineers of Ireland ( IEI ) in 1995 challenged Einsteins Special
Theory of Relativity. He followed this with a paper proposing an alternative theory in
1996, and a further one challenging the methods used to synchronise standard clock
stations around the earth. This was followed by a challenge to Faraday's Law in 1998
in another IEI Paper. These later ideas have been published in the International physics
journals. His challenge to Special Relativity has the backing of Prof. J-P Vigier of the
University of Paris who published a Paper quoting Kelly's theory verbatim. His
challenge to Faraday's Law has the backing of many, including the Institute for
Advanced Studies in the USA.

Alphonsus Gabriel Kelly is mentioned in Who's Who (http://galenet.galegroup.com/).

Books by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Challenging Modern Physics: Questioning Einstein's Relativity Theories

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

KeyWords: einstein

Pages: 320
Publisher: Brown Walker Press
Year: 2005
ISBN: 1581124376
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Description

Newton's Laws held for 300 years until Einstein developed the 'special theory of
relativity' in 1905. Experiments done since then show anomalies in that theory.

This book starts with a description of the special theory of relativity. It is shown that
Einstein was not the first to derive the famous equation E = mc2, which has become
synonymous with his name. Next, experimental evidence that cannot be explained by
special relativity is given. In the light of this evidence, the two basic postulates of the
special theory of relativity on the behaviour of light are shown to be untenable. A new

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theory (universal relativity) is developed, which conforms to the experimental

evidence.

The movement of a conductor near a pole of a magnet and the movement of that pole
near the conductor does not always give the same result. It has been claimed that this
contradicts relativity theory. Experiments described in this book show that it is not
special relativity but another basic law of physics that is contradicted - Faraday's Law.

The Big Bang theory of the beginning of the universe is questioned and an alternative
proposed. The source of much of the mysterious missing 'dark matter' that has been
sought for decades by astronomers is located. An explanation of the shapes of some
galaxies is proffered.

A New Theory on the Behaviour of Light (Monograph No. 2)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Pages: 18
Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Year: 1996
ISBN: 1898012172
ISBN: 978-1898012177

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Abstract. A number of experiments into the behavior of light gave results which have
no satisfactory explanation. These tests proved that light signals, sent in opposite
directions around various rotating circuits, including the Earth at any latitude, do not
return at the same instant. A new explanation is proposed for these test results. From
this, it follows that time and distance are absolute, not relative. A new theory on the
behavior of light is developed; this postulates that light, generated upon the Earth,
travels with the Earth on its orbital path around the Sun, but does not follow the
motion of the Earth as it spins on its axis. The speed of light is thence shown not to
be, in all circumstances, independent of the speed of its source. This is substantiated
by a vary accurate Michelson & Morley test, which yielded a difference between the
East-West and the North-South directions. It is postulated that light, generated upon
the Earth, travels with the Earth's gravitational field. The behavior of neutrons and
electrons is shown to be similar to that of light.

Time and the Speed of Light: A New Interpretation (Monograph No. 1)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Pages: 14
Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Year: 1995
ISBN: 1898012075
ISBN: 978-1898012078

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Abstract: The Theory of Special Relativity has two requirements i relation to the
behavior of light. The first is that the speed of light is independent of the speed of its
source. The second is that the speed of light is measured as a constant by observers in
Inertial Frames, who are travelling at uniform speed relative to each other. the first
requirement is confirmed as correct in this paper; the second is contradicted. The fact
that a light signal that is sent both clockwise and anti-clockwise, around a path on a
rotating disk, takes different times to return to the source. was discovered by Sagnac
over eighty years ago.  An explanation of this phenomenon is put forward, which leads
to the conclusion that time recorded aboard a moving abject does not differ from time
recorded by a stationary observer, and that the dimensions of moving and stationary
objects are the same. It is also shown fro tests that electromagnetism does not depend
solely on relative motion. A new theory is put forward which is in conformity with
both the Michelson-Morley and Sagnac experiments, and with tests on
electromagnetism.

Reliability of Relativistic Effect Tests on Airborne Clocks (Monograph No. 3)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Pages: 15
Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Year: 1996
ISBN: 1898012229
ISBN: 978-1898012221

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Rules for Einstein-Synchronisation of Clocks Challenged (Monograph No. 4)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

KeyWords: einstein

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Pages: 20
Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Year: 1997
ISBN: 1898012326
ISBN: 978-1898012320

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Experiments on the Relative Motion of Magnets and Conductors (Monograph No.

5)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland

Year: 1998
ISBN: 1898012373

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Faradays Final Riddle: Does the Field Rotate with a Magnet? (Monograph No. 6)

by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Pages: 17
Publisher: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Year: 1998
ISBN: 1898012423

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This paper gives a description of a series of novel experiments on the relative motion
of conductors. and magnets. The word ?Unipolar? is used to describe the behaviour of
a pole of a magnet; it is the behaviour of one pole of a magnet in relation to a
conductor that is the phenomenon being investigated here. Nobody has ever isolated a
North or a South pole of a magnet. No sooner is a magnet cut in half than each half
becomes a new magnet, complete with its own North and South pole. The experiments
were undertaken because there was distinct evidence in the literature that moving the
magnet did not, in all circumstances, give the same result as moving the conductor.
This is in direct contradiction of the Special Theory of Relativity, where relative
motion should give the same result, whether it is the magnet or the conductor that is

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moved. The results of the new experiments, ironically, fit relativity theory, but
disprove another basic theory of physics.

Papers by Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

Big Bang or Full Stop?

(2005)

Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

HDS Energy, Meath, Ireland; [email protected], +353/(1) 668-1103, anti-relativity.com
Galilean Electrodynamics, Volume 16, No. 6, pp. 106-108

2005, 12th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference, Storrs, CT, United States
Keywords: Big Bang, Hubble's Law

Lookup: big bang (23), law (61), big (24), bang (23), hubble (8)

Abstract:

?Hubble's Law' states that the further away a galaxy is, the faster it is receding from Earth. But, the red shift of
light from galaxies in-dicates their recession speeds, at the time of emission of the light. The correct interpretation
is, therefore, that the farther away a galaxy was at the time of emission of the light, the faster it was recessing. The
nearest galaxies give us the most recent information; the more recent the information, the slower the recession. A
logical conclusion is that the recession of galaxies has decreased gradually to a present steady state. This means
that the ?Big Bang' theory is not sustainable and that the Universe is not expanding.

Reprinted in Proceedings of the NPA, V2, pp. 67-79 as "Full Stop or Big Bang?"

Hafele and Keating Tests; Did They Prove Anything?

(2000)

Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

HDS Energy, Meath, Ireland; [email protected], +353/(1) 668-1103, anti-relativity.com

Keywords: Hafele-Keating Experiment, Cesium Clocks, Relativity, Clock Accuracy, Drift Rate

Lookup: relativity (390), experiment (56), clock (17), clocks (13), drift (3)

Abstract:

The original test results were not published by Hafele & Keating, in their famous 1972 paper; they published
figures that were radically different from the actual test results which are here published for the first time. An
analysis of the real data shows that no credence can be given to the conclusions of Hafele & Keating.

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A New Theory on the Behavior of Light

(1997)

Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

HDS Energy, Meath, Ireland; [email protected], +353/(1) 668-1103, anti-relativity.com

1997, 4th (B) Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference, Storrs, CT, United States
Keywords: Light

Lookup: light (157)

Abstract:

This paper is presented in the form of a videotape of a lecture to an audience of several hundred in Dublin, Ireland
in Feb., 1996. The author presents the results of his searching out and analyzing many experimental results,
reported over more than a century, relating to light motion and aether theory. He concludes that aether moves along
with the earth in its orbit, but does not rotate daily with the earth.

Synchronisation of Clock-Stations and the Sagnac Effect

(1997)

Dr. Alphonsus G. Kelly

HDS Energy, Meath, Ireland; [email protected], +353/(1) 668-1103, anti-relativity.com

Open Questions in Relativistic Physics , pp. 25-38

1997, International Conference on Special Relativity and Some of its Applications, Athens, Greece
Keywords: clock synchronisation, Sagnac effect, relativistic corrections

Lookup: sagnac effect (15), effect (63), sagnac (21), corrections (4), clock (17), relativistic (33), synchronisation (2)

Abstract:

It is shown that the Sagnac correction, as applied to time comparisons upon the Earth, does not derive from the
normal Relativistic corrections. It is psoposed that the reason given for the application of the Sagnac correction,
and the circumstances appropriate to the application, require amendment.

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