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Early Solar Deflection Numerical Estimate

Einstein calculated an early value for the deflection of starlight passing close to the Sun and proposed that a total solar eclipse could make the displacement observable.

Albert Einstein in a 1912 portrait
Albert Einstein, 1912. Photograph by J. F. Langhans — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Early Solar Deflection Numerical Estimate

1911 · Prague · Austria-Hungary · Astronomy

Einstein calculated an early value for the deflection of starlight passing close to the Sun and proposed that a total solar eclipse could make the displacement observable.

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