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General relativity

Einstein's theory of gravity as the curvature of spacetime, completed in November 1915.

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Wikidata Q11452

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formulated by:
  • Albert Einstein

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Appears in16 items

  • Albert Einstein16 items
    • “The happiest thought of my life”Nov 1907
    • Professor in Prague1 Apr 1911
    • Professor at the PolytechnicAug 1912
    • The eclipse the war cancelled · theory tested21 Aug 1914
    • November 19151 Nov 1915
    • 4 November: back to general covariance4 Nov 1915
    • 11 November: an addendum11 Nov 1915
    • 18 November: Mercury’s orbit18 Nov 1915
    • 25 November: the field equations25 Nov 1915
    • The cosmological constant8 Feb 1917
    • Eddington photographs the eclipse on Príncipe · theory tested29 May 1919
    • Crommelin and Davidson photograph the eclipse at Sobral · theory tested29 May 1919
    • “Lights all askew in the heavens” · confirmed6 Nov 1919
    • A rally against relativity in the Philharmonie · target24 Aug 1920
    • Inaugural lecture at Leiden · topic27 Oct 1920
    • The Nobel lecture, in Gothenburg · topic11 Jul 1923

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