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Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and General Theory, English Translation Section section-0083
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Robert W. Lawson
Apart from this one, it has hitherto been possible to make only two deductions from the theory which admit of being tested by observation, to wit, the curvature of light rays by the gravitational field of the sun, [22] and a displacement of the spectral lines of light reaching us from large stars, as compared with the corresponding lines for light produced in an analogous manner terrestrially ( i.e. by the same kind of atom). [23] These two deductions from the theory have both been confirmed. [22] First observed by Eddington and others in 1919. (Cf. Appendix III). [23] Established by Adams in 1924. (Cf. p. 132)
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Hormis celle-ci, on n’a pu jusqu’à présent tirer de la théorie que deux autres déductions susceptibles d’être vérifiées par l’observation, à savoir la courbure des rayons lumineux par le champ gravitationnel du Soleil [22], et un déplacement des raies spectrales de la lumière qui nous parvient des grandes étoiles, par comparaison avec les raies correspondantes de la lumière produite d’une manière analogue sur Terre (c’est-à-dire par le même type d’atome). [23] Ces deux déductions de la théorie ont toutes deux été confirmées. [22] Observée pour la première fois par Eddington et d’autres en 1919. (Voir l’appendice III.) [23] Établi par Adams en 1924. (Voir p. 132.)
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