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Turn to Non-Euclidean Geometry

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

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1912

Albert Einstein1912

Zurich · Science / Physics

Realises that gravitation may require non-Euclidean geometry, redirecting the search for a relativistic gravity theory toward curved spacetime mathematics.

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Albert Einstein

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