Eckard,
Thanks for reading and commenting. I almost think the aether is the complex plane plus a unit space vector. We are in the space vector but we are touching the aether.
You are skeptical of my Equation 2. This is understandable. If it is not correct, then how or why does the proton diameter calculation work? You must believe that it is also a coincidence. I can understand such a belief. It is simply hard for me to believe in two successive and linked coincidences. It could be true, but it strains my credibility.
I suspect that AE fully understood the difficulty of measuring the one-way speed of light and that is why he choose to use the round-trip time instead. I would not call that "laziness" on your part but rather a recognition of the difficulty of the problem from the empiricist's point of view.
I read, commented upon, and scored your essay some time ago. The score was in the range 5-10.
In any event, it is likely that the last score I received - a two - was enough to keep me out of the finals.
Best Regards and Good Luck,
Gary Simpson