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The special theory of relativity and the reality of St. Paul | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoWhen I was in graduate school an eon ago, I was forced to take a sequence of advanced courses in...
Einstein's theory of general relativity just passed its most rigorous test yet
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have demonstrated that Einstein's theory of general relativity is correct to a remarkable...
How do 'moving rulers shrink'? The strange physics behind special relativity
Space via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoSpecial relativity is beyond weird. Among its many statements are that moving clocks run slow and...
In 1946, a Wisconsin student wrote to Albert Einstein. Einstein's reply is now at auction
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNearly 80 years ago, a New London high school senior wrote Albert Einstein a question about the...
Albert Einstein used to ponder these 5 mind-melting questions for fun. Can you figure them out?
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAlbert Einstein pondered very complex ideas but tried to make them accessible.Hulton Archive /...
What did Albert Einstein invent? Discoveries that made him famous and changed the world.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlbert Einstein’s name is synonymous with “genius,” and his wild hair is a trope of its own for mad...
'Quantum gravity' could help unite quantum mechanics with general relativity at last
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoResearchers have measured the gravitational pull exhibited by the smallest mass yet, a breakthrough...
Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — soon
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What the World Has Learned From Past Eclipses
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoClouds scudded over the small volcanic island of Principe, off the western coast of Africa, on the afternoon of May 29, 1919. Arthur Eddington, director...
1st Computer Visualization of a Black Hole Looked Eerily Like the Real Thing
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJean-Pierre Luminet Without a doubt, black holes are among the most mysterious types of object in...