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Einstein-Besso Mercury Perihelion Attempt

Einstein and Michele Besso calculated Mercury's anomalous perihelion motion with the provisional gravitational theory, creating a detailed test that the Entwurf equations failed to reproduce correctly.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Einstein-Besso Mercury Perihelion Attempt

1913 · Zurich · Switzerland · Astronomy

Einstein and Michele Besso calculated Mercury's anomalous perihelion motion with the provisional gravitational theory, creating a detailed test that the Entwurf equations failed to reproduce correctly.

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