In "Simplon Pass: At the Top" (1909-11), figures resting in a mountain field meld into the meadow and the distant mountains.

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Its gravitational field thus bends and focuses the light from the distant object, making it appear closer than it really is.

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Standard headlights barely cover the length of a football field, so that at 85kph, the most distant point visible is less than six seconds away.

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Speaking to the first issue, I know from my work history and experience that disconnects can indeed occur between those who spend their time inside offices at a distant office headquarters and those who work the business in the field.

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So, for example, if a field worker is having trouble repairing something, he can have a distant colleague remote in and offer help -- sort of the virtual equivalent of looking over someone's shoulder.

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The technique employed to find the new planet uses the gravitational field of a star like a lens - magnifying the light from a distant background star.

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