(November 2015)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zs7d2p3
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"This is the main idea of general relativity and was summarised by the American physicist John Wheeler who said: "
Note: Drop a big ball on a fabric: it creates a dip. Drop a smaller ball nearby: it will move on the trajectory of the fabric dip.
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