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218 C. M. WillFig. 3. Measurements <strong>of</strong> the coefficient (1 + γ)/2 from observations <strong>of</strong> the deflection<strong>of</strong> light <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Shapiro delay in propagation <strong>of</strong> radio signals near the Sun. Thegeneral relativity prediction is unity. “Optical” denotes measurements <strong>of</strong> stellar deflectionmade during solar eclipes, “Radio” denotes interferometric measurements <strong>of</strong> radio-wavedeflection, <strong>and</strong> “VLBI” denotes Very Long Baseline Radio Interferometry. “Hipparcos”denotes the European optical astrometry satellite. Arrows denote values well <strong>of</strong>f thechart from one <strong>of</strong> the 1919 eclipse expeditions <strong>and</strong> from others through 1947. Shapirodelay measurements using the Cassini spacecraft on its way to Saturn yielded tests atthe 0.001 percent level, <strong>and</strong> light deflection measurements using VLBI have reached 0.02percent.

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