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In 1919, a pair of astronomers who were watching an eclipse verified Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity by measuring how the sun distorts the light from other stars.
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Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
More than 100 years ago, astronomers used a total solar eclipse to prove Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Such incompleteness was a key motivator for Albert Einstein’s efforts to forge a new concept of gravity all his own—his general theory of relativity, which treats gravity as the curvature of spacetime induced by massive objects.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
The collaboration could not detect a crucial second part of that signal predicted by the general theory of relativity.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
Take the general theory of relativity, for example.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Consider computer code that simulates the field equations of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which relates mass to spacetime curvature.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2023
Yet gravity is, at present, best described by Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which concerns the universe at larger scales.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2023
The discovery seems to affirm an astounding implication of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity that until now has been far too subtle to detect.
—Joel Achenbach and Victoria Jaggard, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
More than 100 years ago, astronomers used a total solar eclipse to prove Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Such incompleteness was a key motivator for Albert Einstein’s efforts to forge a new concept of gravity all his own—his general theory of relativity, which treats gravity as the curvature of spacetime induced by massive objects.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2024
The collaboration could not detect a crucial second part of that signal predicted by the general theory of relativity.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
Take the general theory of relativity, for example.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Consider computer code that simulates the field equations of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which relates mass to spacetime curvature.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2023
Yet gravity is, at present, best described by Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which concerns the universe at larger scales.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2023
The discovery seems to affirm an astounding implication of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity that until now has been far too subtle to detect.
—Joel Achenbach and Victoria Jaggard, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
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