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Calculating a Deflection of Light Integral from Einstein's 1907 paper on Gravity and Light
$\frac{1}{c^2}\int_{\theta=-\pi/2}^{\theta=\pi/2} \frac{kM}{r^2}cos\theta ds=2\frac{kM}{c^2\Delta}$
An observation: $\cos\theta=\frac{\Delta}{r}$
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Gravitational lensing or cloud refraction?
My current understanding of gravitational lensing follows
When a star or other massive body passes between us and another star, the phenomenon
generally labeled 'gravitational lensing' occurs. The ...
