relativity
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Periods in which existing theories struggled to explain observations have sometimes led to radically new frameworks, including Einstein's theory of relativity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The concept of electromagnetic radiation originated with him and is credited as paving the way for Einstein's special theory of relativity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, recent observations suggest it is weakening — potentially jeopardizing Einstein’s so far unblemished theory of general relativity and calling into question the leading description for how the universe will die.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster -- and test out Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Suddenly you needed two sets of laws to explain the behavior of the universe–quantum theory for the world of the very small and relativity for the larger universe beyond.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
That's not entirely true of course, but consider the relativities.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2015
He seems to be savoring his island idyl as if the relativities of war, chance and change had already foreclosed it, as indeed they subsequently did.
From Time Magazine Archive
Do what she would, she could not grapple with these relativities.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
We have seen that this is generally accepted as true of the relativities of sense-perception.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
These cycles are the eternal rounds of MAYA, the contrasts and relativities of the phenomenal universe.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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