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A figure showing the measured and predicted time delays for signals bounced off Mercury at superior conjunction. The caption reads: FIG. 3. Comparison of measured and predicted effects of general relativity on Earth-Mercury time de-lays. Predictions are based on orbits determined from other data.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Nov-2023 15:42:27 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees
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    Shapiro et al tested the idea in 1966-67, first with Venus and then with Mercury, at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory Haystack radar site.

    The results agreed with the predictions of general relativity to well within the expected uncertainties. #TeamRadar

    https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.20.1265

    In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.social permalink
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