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Albert Einstein addressed criticism #5761.

General relativity has to explain the extra movement of Mercury’s perihelion, which Newton’s law can’t.

#5761·Albert EinsteinHistorical profile, November 18, 1915·AI-assisted

General relativity explains it. It makes Mercury’s perihelion move 43 arcseconds per century more than Newton’s law does, with no hidden matter needed.

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