Word: einsteinian
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...Einsteinian calculations, a radio signal traveling past the sun to the Mariner 6's position at the time of the test should take about 200 millionths of a second longer than if it did not pass through the sun's gravitational field; that is because the signal's path would be curved, not straight. The Brans-Dicke theory, on the other hand, predicts less curvature and a slowdown of only 186 millionths of a second. While such bending has been measured before, the tests have never been accurate enough to make a firm case for either...
...their actual position. Thus, when they calculated that the signal to Mariner was slowed down by 204 millionths of a second on its round trip, they dealt the Brans-Dicke theory a sharp if not decisive blow. Their measurement was only 4 millionths of a second off the Einsteinian prediction, but 18 millionths of a second off the Brans-Dicke figure...
...waves were noted when the instruments were pointed toward the center of the Milky Way. Furthermore, the detectors picked up the waves even when they were on the opposite side of the earth from the galactic core. That phenomenon seemed to be still another verification of their existence: Einsteinian physics says that gravitational energy, unlike radio or light waves, should be able to pass through the most dense celestial bodies...