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Via the Huntington Library archives: First page of letter from Albert Einstein to George Ellery Hale, dated October 14, 1913, showing a diagram of a star's light path being bent by the sun. The letter was written in Zurich, Switzerland, and is in German.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 18:24:16 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees
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    Einstein wrote to astronomer George Hale in 1913, asking if it might be possible to observe stars passing near the sun without an eclipse.

    Hale patiently explained that, yes, the eclipse really was necessary.

    https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll2/id/1846/

    In conversation Monday, 29-May-2023 18:24:16 UTC from mastodon.social permalink
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