Original new york times article announcing Einstein's successful test of GR

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I decided to track down and read the original article in NYT reporting on Einstein's successful prediction that light would bend around the sun. It was not on the front page but maybe around page 11 or so. You can read it here

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B0DE3DF1E38EE32A25753C1A9679D946896D6CF
 
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A fun Read thanks! :smile:
 
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