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Mandl Prompts Einstein to Publish Gravitational Lensing

After discussions with Rudi Mandl, Einstein returned to the lensing calculation he had explored in 1912 and agreed to publish the optical effect of gravitational light bending.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920 — Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.

Mandl Prompts Einstein to Publish Gravitational Lensing

1936 · Princeton · United States of America · Astronomy

After discussions with Rudi Mandl, Einstein returned to the lensing calculation he had explored in 1912 and agreed to publish the optical effect of gravitational light bending.

Mandl Prompts Einstein to Publish Gravitational Lensing

Mandl Prompts Einstein to Publish Gravitational Lensing

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