Henry Cavendish on Gravitational Deflection of Light
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A recent analysis of two handwritten sheets paper by Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) reveals the details his calculation deflection light induced gravitational field isolated celestial bodies. Except for a few lines from one these pages, where communicated result, documents have never been published. This gave rise to speculations about how, if at all, derived formula angle own calculations. Such doubts are dispelled and it is demonstrated how Cavendish, in documents, applied Newtonian mechanics corpuscles light.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annalen der Physik
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1521-3889', '0003-3804']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.202200102