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Solar Light Deflection Prediction

Calculates that the Sun's gravitational field should bend passing starlight, turning the emerging gravitational theory into a prediction accessible to eclipse astronomy.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Solar Light Deflection Prediction

1911 · Prague · United States of America · Astronomy

Calculates that the Sun's gravitational field should bend passing starlight, turning the emerging gravitational theory into a prediction accessible to eclipse astronomy.