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Tag Archives: Theory of Relativity

Theory of Relativity confirmed! Again!

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 5 May, 2011 by Allen Versfeld31 May, 2016
Gravity Probe B

Ever since Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity in 1916, which revolutionised the world of physics, scientists have been testing it with ever tougher experiments.  It’s accepted in the world of science that no theory (or “Law”, to the lay person) is ever fully descriptive of the universe, and that each new theory is merely more accurate than the one that came before.  NASA’s Gravity Probe B (GP-B) is the latest attempt to test one of the more … Continue reading →

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