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General relativity - Wikipedia

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Jump to Relationship with quantum theory - General relativity (GR, also known as the general theory of relativity or GTR) is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics.

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Einstein's Theory of General Relativity: A Simplified Explanation

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Jul 12, 2016 - Gravity Probe B showed this to be correct. In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light in a vacuum was independent of the motion of all observers. This was the theory of special relativity.