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| Started by | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2015-11-23 12:37 -0600 |
| Last post | 2015-11-23 19:04 +0000 |
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Where Alice in Wonderland meets Albert Einestein Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-23 12:37 -0600
Re: Where Alice in Wonderland meets Albert Einestein jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-23 19:04 +0000
| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-23 12:37 -0600 |
| Subject | Where Alice in Wonderland meets Albert Einestein |
| Message-ID | <CImdneP4R9WZwM7LnZ2dnUU7-c2dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Where Alice in Wonderland meets Albert Einestein > http://phys.org/news/2015-11-alice-wonderland-albert-einestein.html > One hundred years ago this month, Albert Einstein published his > theory of general relativity, one of the most important scientific > achievements in the last century. > > A key result of Einstein's theory is that matter warps space-time, > and thus a massive object can cause an observable bending of light > from a background object. The first success of the theory was the > observation, during a solar eclipse, that light from a distant > background star was deflected by the predicted amount as it passed > near the Sun. > > Astronomers have since found many examples of this phenomenon, known > as "gravitational lensing." More than just a cosmic illusion, > gravitational lensing provides astronomers with a way of probing > extremely distant galaxies and groups of galaxies in ways that would > otherwise be impossible even with the most powerful telescopes. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2015-11-23 19:04 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ai4cic-rmp.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Where Alice in Wonderland meets Albert Einestein >> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-alice-wonderland-albert-einestein.html > > >> One hundred years ago this month, Albert Einstein published his >> theory of general relativity, one of the most important scientific >> achievements in the last century. >> >> A key result of Einstein's theory is that matter warps space-time, >> and thus a massive object can cause an observable bending of light >> from a background object. The first success of the theory was the >> observation, during a solar eclipse, that light from a distant >> background star was deflected by the predicted amount as it passed >> near the Sun. >> >> Astronomers have since found many examples of this phenomenon, known >> as "gravitational lensing." More than just a cosmic illusion, >> gravitational lensing provides astronomers with a way of probing >> extremely distant galaxies and groups of galaxies in ways that would >> otherwise be impossible even with the most powerful telescopes. Yet anonther pointless puff piece filler article. -- Jim Pennino
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