From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   rhertz  wrote:   
      
   > Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn  posted:   
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   > > Einstein predicted the _perihelion_ precession of Mercury correctly in 1915   
   > > already.  It had been observed by Le Verrier before, but could not be   
   > > explained using Newton's theory of gravitation (there was no planet Vulcan   
   > > that orbited closer to Sol than Mercury):   
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   > Bullshit. Neither Le Verrier nor Newcomb OBSERVED any physical deflection   
   > of starlight passing by the Sun. They both made extensive calculations   
   > using perturbations of the major planets by computing orbits with up to 7   
   > degrees polynomials that linearized orbits following Gauss' donut rings.   
   > It has been impossible, even as of today, to contemplate ALL the   
   > perturbations even using massive supercomputers.   
      
   You are way behind the times.   
   Calculating where everything is in the solar system is routinely done   
   these days at several places, taking relativity into acccount.   
   (at JPL for example)   
   It doesn't take a massive supercomputer.   
   And FYI, it doesn't proceed by doing perturbation theory.   
      
   > Give up with your Einstein's worship!.   
   > Gravitational starlight deflection is a myth (mathemagics). Not proven   
   > experimentally even when the ((community)) tried hard for a century.   
      
   You are way behind the times.   
   Gravitational starlight deflection is a routine correction nowadays   
   that needs to be applied for accurate astrometry.   
   (Hipparcos and GAIA, for example)   
      
   Jan   
      
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