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Frame Dragging

Austria · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1918Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1918

Josef Lense1918

Vienna · Science / Physics

Lense calculates relativistic frame dragging effects caused by rotating masses

Hans Thirring1918

Vienna · Science / Physics

Thirring works with Lense on the dragging of inertial frames predicted by general relativity

Names involved

Hans ThirringJosef Lense

Provenance

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