Early Solar Deflection Numerical Estimate
Einstein calculated an early value for the deflection of starlight passing close to the Sun and proposed that a total solar eclipse could make the displacement observable.
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1911 in Austria-Hungary
Explore 4 historical events and records for Austria-Hungary in 1911.
Historical records for Austria-Hungary in 1911
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Freundlich Eclipse Test Discussions
Einstein encouraged astronomer Erwin Freundlich to pursue eclipse observations capable of testing the predicted gravitational bending of starlight near the Sun.
Gravitational Time Dilation Prediction
Einstein argued that clocks deeper in a gravitational field should run more slowly than clocks at higher gravitational potential, giving gravity a measurable effect on elapsed time.
Prague Paper on Gravitational Influence on Light
Einstein published a study of how gravitation affects light, deriving observable consequences from the equivalence principle while his full theory of curved spacetime was still incomplete.
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