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General Relativity & Curved Spacetime Explained!

We've been through the first few episodes of our crash course on general relativity, and came out alive! But it's officially "time" for CURVED spacetime. Join Gabe on this week’s episode of PBS Space Time as he discusses Newton and Einstein's dispute over inertial frames of reference. Is Einstein's theory inconsistent? Is gravity even a force??? Check out the episode to find out!
Season 1 Episode 23 Length 08:52 Premiere: 07/29/15

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General Relativity & Curved Spacetime Explained!
S1 E23 Length 08:52 Premiere Date 07/29/15

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S1 E19 Length 05:48 Premiere Date 06/24/15

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