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The orbit of Mercury could not be explained by who's theory of gravity?

Einstein
Kepler
Thorpe
Newton

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Einstein

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Einstein's theory explained a famous observation that Newtonian gravity could not: a subtlety in the orbit of the planet Mercury. And his equations implied further slight deviations from Newtonian calculations.

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