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Gravitational Lensing: Summarize the Observational Evidence That a Gravitational Field

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Gravitational Lensing: Summarize the observational evidence that a gravitational field can deflect the path of light. In figures such as 16.8 on page 451, how would you prove to a skeptic that the distorted images indicated by the arrows are indeed multiple images of a single gravitationally-lensed galaxy. Muster as much observational evidence as you can.


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