Re: The Shape of the Universe

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From: Rob Zook
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 00:00

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HopClover wrote:
> curvature of the inside of the ball. Man cannot percieve the "curvature"
> of space inside of a closed universe. For example, in the famous example

  Why then can we measure the curvature of a beam of light around a massive 
object? Einstein has said that the curvature of space would cause this 
phenomina. Thereby, implying that space may have a shape. Do you think 
Einstein was wrong about this?

						Rob Zook

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Date: 1996/01/19
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