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A report on the NASA conference on experimental tests of theories of relativity

NOV 01, 1961
L. I. Schiff

A conference on experimental tests of theories of relativity, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was held at Stanford University on July 20 and 21, 1961. The chairman of the conference was the late H. P. Robertson* (California Institute of Technology), and local arrangements were managed by R. T. Jones (NASA). About 35 scientists attended, representing half as many different institutions. The group was small enough so that all sessions could be handled quite informally. Only six papers were prepared in advance, and most of those present participated in discussion of these and related matters.

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L. I. Schiff, Stanford University.

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