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Did Newton predict the deflection of light by gravity?
Newton was a proponent of light as particles, so it seems natural that within his framework (classical mechanics) he would assume that light was affected by gravity.
This raises a pet peeve of mine, ...
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Did Newton predict the deflection of light by gravity?
I don't know if Newton did predict the gravitational lensing effect. However, this does not requires Einsteinian theories since gravitational acceleration does not depend on mass and therefore, does ...
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Did Newton predict the deflection of light by gravity?
Query 1 : Do not all bodies act upon light at a distance, and by their action bend its rays; and is not this action strongest at the least distance?
From The Queries, first published in 1704.
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