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the theory of general relativity was conformed to match Mercury's then-observed precession of 5600.0 arc-seconds per century. Subsequently, however, more sophisticated technology has measured a differ
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#The [[Pioneer anomaly]].
 
#The [[Pioneer anomaly]].
 
#Anomalies in the locations of spacecraft that have flown by Earth ("flybys").<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23410705/</ref>  
 
#Anomalies in the locations of spacecraft that have flown by Earth ("flybys").<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23410705/</ref>  
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#Increasingly precise measurements of the advance of the perihelion of Mercury, which show a shift outside the margin of error predicted by relativity.<ref>See, e.g., the discussion at [[Talk:Essay:Quantifying_Order]].</ref>
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#Increasingly precise measurements of the advance of the perihelion of Mercury show a shift greater than the margin of error predicted by relativity.<ref>In a complicated or contrived series of calculations that most physics majors cannot duplicate even after learning them, the theory of general relativity was conformed to match Mercury's then-observed precession of 5600.0 arc-seconds per century. Subsequently, however, more sophisticated technology has measured a different value of this precession (5599.7 arc-seconds per century, with a margin of error of only 0.04), and leading promoters of relativity (such as Professor Clifford Will) have omitted this in listing tests confirming relativity.</ref>
 
#The discontinuity in momentum as velocity approaches "c" for infinitesimal mass, compared to the momentum of light.  Note that this "discontinuity" exists for both the momentum formula in relativity and the momentum formula in classical physics.
 
#The discontinuity in momentum as velocity approaches "c" for infinitesimal mass, compared to the momentum of light.  Note that this "discontinuity" exists for both the momentum formula in relativity and the momentum formula in classical physics.
 
#The logical problem of a force which is applied at a right angle to the velocity of a relativistic mass - does this act on the rest mass or the relativistic mass?
 
#The logical problem of a force which is applied at a right angle to the velocity of a relativistic mass - does this act on the rest mass or the relativistic mass?
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