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Prague Paper on Gravitational Influence on Light

Einstein published a study of how gravitation affects light, deriving observable consequences from the equivalence principle while his full theory of curved spacetime was still incomplete.

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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Prague Paper on Gravitational Influence on Light

1911 · Prague · Austria-Hungary · Physics

Einstein published a study of how gravitation affects light, deriving observable consequences from the equivalence principle while his full theory of curved spacetime was still incomplete.