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Lens Magnification Formula First Calculated

Einstein worked out a magnification relation for the gravitational-lens configuration, anticipating formulae he would publish when he returned to the subject decades later.

Albert Einstein in a 1912 portrait
Albert Einstein, 1912. Photograph by J. F. Langhans — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Lens Magnification Formula First Calculated

1912 · Berlin · Germany · Astronomy

Einstein worked out a magnification relation for the gravitational-lens configuration, anticipating formulae he would publish when he returned to the subject decades later.

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