![]() ![]() The observation of this phenomenon was made during a solarĮclipse, when the image of the star could be seen close to the sun. This was verified by astronomers, who found thatĪ ray of light traveling from a distant star to the earth and passingĬlose by the sun is bent toward the sun by its gravi- tationalĪttraction. (1905), it was pointed out by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) that energyĪlso has mass, and that light is ac- cordingly attracted by matter Years scientists thought that matter and radiant energy could beĭistinguished through the possession of mass by matter and the lack of ![]() Toward the center of the earth by the force of gravity thisĪttraction is called the weight of the portion of matter. Matter has mass, and any portion of matter on the earth is attracted Isn't that wrong? It is curved by the fact that spacetime itself curves. That light is accordingly attracted to matter by gravitation." ".it was pointed out by Einstein that energy also has a mass, and ![]()
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