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Gravitational Lensing

Publishes a calculation showing how a foreground star can gravitationally lens light from a background star.

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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Gravitational Lensing

1936 · Princeton · United States of America · Astronomy

Publishes a calculation showing how a foreground star can gravitationally lens light from a background star.

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