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Gravitational Lensing

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1934–1937Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1934

Walter Baade1934

California Institute of Technology · Science / Astronomy

Baade discusses possible astronomical consequences of gravitational lensing with Zwicky

1937

Fritz Zwicky1937

California Institute of Technology · Science / Astronomy

Zwicky states that galaxies could act as gravitational lenses and make relativity observable on cosmic scales

Names involved

Fritz ZwickyWalter Baade

Provenance

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