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Artificial Satellites and the Theory of Relativity

The phenomena predicted by the general theory of relativity are difficult or impossible to measure. Earth satellites may soon provide new ways of testing the theory by observation

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 200 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Artificial Satellites and the Theory of Relativity” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 200 No. 5 (), p. 149
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0559-149