--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anatol_zinc" <anatol_z...@...> wrote: > > > Einstein's theory of General Relativity predicted that light would bend > bypassing a massive planet like the Sun. That was the only feasible > experiment for his untested theory at the time since there were no lasers, > etc. > > Einstein was asked what if the experiment proves his theory wrong? He said > that would mean the experiment was not done properly. > > Amen !
Wrong about the faith part I'm afraid. That was a measure simply of how confident he was about his theory of gravity and light. The experiment has since been carried out using a total solar eclipse to reveal that light from stars that should have been behind the sun were bent round by gravity's distortion of space to be visible *next* to the sun. Einstein died before this was confirmed. The experiment has also been carried out with light from distant galaxies being bent round superclusters of other galaxies.
