What Is Relativity? Time, Gravity, and Why GPS Needs It

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What is relativity? It is two theories by Albert Einstein describing how measurements of time, space, and gravity depend on the observer. Special relativity, published in 1905, handles motion at constant speed. General relativity, finished in 1915, handles acceleration and gravity by treating gravity as the shape of spacetime rather than a force. Both are … Read more