The Speed of Light
In Our Time
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The Implications of Einstein's Work for Cosmology
Einstein's work has implications for cosmology broadly in our understanding of the universe. You can't study a lot of the things in the universe without being very conscious of Einstein and Einstein's work. For example, one of the predictions Einstein made was that a heavy, massive body would bend light rays and we see it as a double image. Another great prediction of Einstein's was the existence of a new kind of radiation called gravitational radiation - which also goes at the speed of light.
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