It turns out that the real story of experimental confirmations of Einstein’s theory is a little more complicated and a little more interesting than the version Eliezer alludes to in this post and the prequel, Einstein’s arrogance.
In particular, if (counterfactually) experimental measurements of light bending planned between 1911 and 1915 had succeeded they would have falsified the predictions that Einstein had on record at that time, which he only corrected after 1915. See Collins’ The Golem for details or this account.
It turns out that the real story of experimental confirmations of Einstein’s theory is a little more complicated and a little more interesting than the version Eliezer alludes to in this post and the prequel, Einstein’s arrogance.
In particular, if (counterfactually) experimental measurements of light bending planned between 1911 and 1915 had succeeded they would have falsified the predictions that Einstein had on record at that time, which he only corrected after 1915. See Collins’ The Golem for details or this account.