Henry Cavendish and the effect of gravity on propagation of light: a postscript

IF 0.8 4区物理与天体物理 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

The European Physical Journal H Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI:10.1140/epjh/s13129-021-00027-4

Karl-Heinz Lotze, Silvia Simionato

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Abstract

This paper is devoted to two hitherto unpublished original documents by Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) which provide insight into his calculations of the deflection of light by isolated celestial bodies. Together with a transcription of these documents, we comment on their contents in the present-day language of physics. Moreover, we compare them with a paper by Johann Georg von Soldner (1776–1833) on the same subject.

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亨利-卡文迪什与重力对光传播的影响：后记

本文主要介绍亨利-卡文迪什（1731-1810 年）迄今为止尚未发表的两份原始文件，这些文件深入介绍了他对孤立天体光线偏转的计算。我们通过这些文件的转录，用当今物理学的语言对其内容进行了评论。此外，我们还将这些文件与约翰-乔治-冯-索尔德纳（Johann Georg von Soldner，1776-1833 年）关于同一主题的论文进行了比较。

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The European Physical Journal H HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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1.60

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10.00%

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>12 weeks

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