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, 08:17, November 17, 2009→Comments on Newtonian Mechanics: Both Newtonian and Einsteinian gravity predict that the Sun will bend
: It is thus incorrect for the article to state that Newtonian mechanics predicts deflection (or that the deflection of a mass's path is "up for debate.") It seems to me that both of these claims are made in order to argue that relativity isn't necessary, in keeping with the article's apparent negative attitude toward its subject matter.--[[User:NgSmith|NgSmith]]
: It is thus incorrect for the article to state that Newtonian mechanics predicts deflection (or that the deflection of a mass's path is "up for debate.") It seems to me that both of these claims are made in order to argue that relativity isn't necessary, in keeping with the article's apparent negative attitude toward its subject matter.--[[User:NgSmith|NgSmith]]
:: That Ref 32 says, "Both Newtonian and Einsteinian gravity predict that the Sun will bend the starlight". It says that a massless particle would not have a Newtonian deflection, but does not say whether anyone thought that at the time. Newtonian gravity would predict a deflection in the limit as the mass tends to zero. So I think that you are contradicting yourself with these comments. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 03:16, 17 November 2009 (EST)