John Michell27 November 1783
Proposes that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocity greater than light.
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Proposes that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocity greater than light.
Publishes a paper proposing that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocities exceeding the speed of light, an important precursor to the black hole concept.
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