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If gravity affects light as it affects everything else, the sun
will bend light
coming toward us from stars behind it. This will make them appear further
from the position of the sun then they do when viewed without the sun
intervening. The effect was confirmed during a solar eclipse of 1919; this
confirmation is what made the general public aware of Einstein.
2001-09-04