Dark Stars
Publishes a paper proposing that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocities exceeding the speed of light, an important precursor to the black hole concept.
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John Michell Biography and Timeline
Follow John Michell through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Michell, historical timeline
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1783–1783Years on this page
1783
Dark Stars
Proposes that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocity greater than light.
Role range: 1724-1793
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