What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

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What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

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RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

June 5, 2017 at 10:27 am (This post was last modified: June 5, 2017 at 10:28 am by Alex K.)

One more along vorlon's lines: the angle sum in a triangle in general isn't 180 degrees anymore. How much it deviates from 180 is directly proportional to the amount of curvature enclosed in the triangle.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Rhondazvous - June 5, 2017 at 10:06 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 5, 2017 at 10:14 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 5, 2017 at 10:17 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Silver - June 5, 2017 at 10:20 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2017 at 9:25 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by ignoramus - June 6, 2017 at 8:29 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 5, 2017 at 10:27 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2017 at 6:37 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 5, 2017 at 7:03 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Anomalocaris - June 5, 2017 at 11:25 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Rhondazvous - June 6, 2017 at 4:22 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Neo-Scholastic - June 5, 2017 at 12:39 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 5, 2017 at 1:38 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by ignoramus - June 5, 2017 at 6:10 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 5, 2017 at 6:16 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 5, 2017 at 6:50 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2017 at 6:56 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 5, 2017 at 6:59 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 6, 2017 at 3:58 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 13, 2017 at 3:28 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 13, 2017 at 5:47 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 14, 2017 at 3:10 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 14, 2017 at 5:05 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 15, 2017 at 9:20 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 15, 2017 at 11:36 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 15, 2017 at 1:05 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Anomalocaris - June 15, 2017 at 7:41 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Alex K - June 16, 2017 at 2:16 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 16, 2017 at 9:46 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 14, 2017 at 3:20 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by brewer - June 14, 2017 at 3:21 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 14, 2017 at 3:24 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by vorlon13 - June 15, 2017 at 9:44 pm

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by snowtracks - June 16, 2017 at 1:35 am

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