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Solar Eclipse Relativity Test Proposal

Urges astronomers to test gravitational light bending during a total solar eclipse, linking his theoretical calculation directly to a possible astronomical observation.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1911PragueAstronomy

Solar Eclipse Relativity Test Proposal

1911 · Prague · United States of America · Astronomy

Urges astronomers to test gravitational light bending during a total solar eclipse, linking his theoretical calculation directly to a possible astronomical observation.

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