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Talk:Liberal denial (view source)
Revision as of 22:02, February 18, 2016
, 22:02, February 18, 2016→Proof of the Theory of Relativity: new section
:::Yes, that would be fine for you to revise that entry as you indicate.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:05, 2 March 2014 (EST)
:::Yes, that would be fine for you to revise that entry as you indicate.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:05, 2 March 2014 (EST)
== Proof of the Theory of Relativity ==
From your favourite paper "Einstein, Eddington, and the Eclipse":
{{cquote|Every year the distant quasar 3C279 passes behind the Sun, producing a measurable deflection. These measurements confirm the Einstein prediction and it is now accepted by the vast majority of physicists that light is bent in the manner suggested by the general theory of relativity;}}
{{cquote|Moreover, other predictions of the general theory also seem to fit with observations: the orbital spin of the binary pulsar is a notable example because it led to the award of the 1993 Nobel Prize. Nowadays, astronomers even use the bending as a measurement tool, so confident are they of its theoretical basis. For example, distant galaxies can act as giant gravitational lenses, forming multiple images of background objects such as quasars. This effect was first detected by Walsh et al. and now is part of the standard astronomers’ toolkit.}}
--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] ([[User talk:AugustO|talk]]) 17:01, 18 February 2016 (EST)