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Origin of the theory of relativity

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Could Albert Einstein have developed his theory of relativity without doing the thought exercise that he develops at the beginning of his article on special relativity ? Malypaet (talk) 10:39, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Speculation is not really what this desk is about. We cannot really provide references for you to read about what could have happened. We can only provide you references to read about what did happen. Please read the header to this page, which states "We don't answer requests for opinions, predictions or debate." Questions of the nature you would require us to give opinions. --Jayron32 11:03, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Sorry Malypaet (talk) 13:29, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

The answer to most any "could" question is "Yes." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:33, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

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