One of the First Tests of the General Theory of Relativity

question 29

Multiple Choice

One of the first tests of the general theory of relativity was

• A) the description of the orbit of the moon.
• B) the determination of the speed of light to be constant.
• C) the change in mass of a particle moving at a high speed.
• D) the demonstration of a hammer and a feather falling at the same rate on the moon.
• E) the determination of the rate of advance of the perihelion of Mercury's orbit.

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