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1. Gravitational Forces

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   General Relativity and Spacetime Curvature
   The Newtonian description, while highly accurate for most terrestrial and solar system mechanics, was superseded in the early 20th century by Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity (1915). General Relativity reinterprets gravity not as a force transmitted through space, but as a manifestation of the curvature of spacetime caused by the presence of mass and [energy](/entries/energ…