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#12 Proving Einstein's relativity in outback Australia. A cracking tale of spacebending gravity

#12 Proving Einstein's relativity in outback Australia. A cracking tale of spacebending gravity

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage


#12 Proving Einstein's relativity in outback Australia. A cracking tale of spacebending gravity

FromCosmic Coffee Time with Andrew Prestage

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

So Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted black holes, or more specifically, that gravity could warp spacetime. But how could we prove it? Here's a ripping yarn about some astronomers who travelled across the world in 1922 to test Einstein's theory during a solar eclipse in far north western Australia.Get comfy, grab a coffee in your favourite reusable cup, and check it out.Follow Cosmic Coffee Time on Twitter for some special content twitter.com/CosmicCoffTime You can request a topic for the show! Email it to cosmiccoffeetime@gmail.com
Released:
Dec 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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It's cosmology in a cup! - Cosmic Coffee Time is bite sized podcasts making sense of space, astronomy, life, and the universe, best enjoyed with a coffee. A down to earth look at what's up there, and it's just for you spacefans. Grab a coffee and see where in the universe we go this time. Follow on Twitter @CosmicCoffTime