Tony Willis,
Einstein calculated the degree of deflection that should be observed VIA ECLIPSE and predicted that for the stars closest to the Sun the deviation would be about 1.75 sec. arcs. And in my article ‘Eclipse’s Data of 1919 -1973 Verify Einstein’s Prediction Really Does not Work’ I showed astronomical data that Einstein’s prediction VIA ECLIPSE really doesn’t work.
Einstein proposed test of general relativity via eclipse, not via VLBI test which at that time did not exist. VLBI test is not a test method requested by Einstein. If the test is not requested by the originator of the theory, it can be categorized as a test based on the belief that the theory is true. This kind of test can not be trusted. This kind of test is really rubbish test. I pointed out rubbish of science as the facts in my article here:
VLBI Measurements: Only One Can Be Right
- “…Our analysis of ten years of VLBI data …” It means collecting data within ten years, then comparing and analyzing data. This method is not justified in scientifically of astronomy. To measure the angle of deviation of starlight, in astronomy applies direct observation and instantaneous.
- “As history has it, Eddington original data actually wasn’t good enough to make that claim with certainty. His measurements had huge error bars due to bad weather and he also might have cherry-picked his data because he liked Einstein’s theory a little too much. Shame on him.” (Sabine Hossenfelder)
The measurements had huge error bars are not due to bad weather. In fact, the observations made in Sobral, Brazil, by Andrew Crommelin are in excellent weather conditions. The measurements had huge error bars due to bad understanding in elementary basic of astronomy. Einstein proposed test via eclipse is not scientifically correct and deeply wrong.
Deviation of a certain star closest to the Sun during solar eclipse varies depend on altitude of star/ eclipse. In the case of 1919 eclipse, for observers at West Africa (Arthur Eddington’s team) the altitude of maximum eclipse is about 70,6 degrees. But for observers at Sobral, Brazil (Andrew Crommelin’s team) the altitude of maximum eclipse is about 21.7 degrees. Of course, bending of starlight for observers at West Africa can not be same with bending of starlight for observers at Sobral. Shame on them if they do not understand about this.
https://medium.com/@GatotSoedarto/vlbi-measurements-only-one-can-be-right-e8e7bdd1d542
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Why Didn’t They Know Nonsense?
There are so many junk tests related to Einstein’s theory of relativity.
