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Einstein-Besso Mercury Calculations

Works with Michele Besso on applying the developing gravitational theory to Mercury's orbit, creating calculations that later help solve the perihelion anomaly.

Albert Einstein photographed in Princeton in 1947
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Einstein-Besso Mercury Calculations

1913 · Zurich · United States of America · Astronomy

Works with Michele Besso on applying the developing gravitational theory to Mercury's orbit, creating calculations that later help solve the perihelion anomaly.