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As is well known, Einstein's theory of gravitation predicts three small effects not previously known. Two of these are the deflexion of light rays passing near the sun and the advance of Mercury's perihelion. I have found that these are given very simply by Fermat's principle and the principle of least action respectively.
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HOUSTOUN, R. A Relativity Query. Nature 150, 25 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150025b0
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