A gentle introduction to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity will discuss the curvature of space that gives rise to 'Gravity' and Gravitational Lenses. Experiments since 1915 have been undertaken to test its accuracy with recent observations by Jodrell Bank astronomers having shown that Einstein's theory must be at least 99.95% right. The first direct detection of the gravitational waves produced when two black holes merged in the far Universe has helped to show that his theory is still unchallenged.

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