Part X · Evidence, Method and Record · Paper 18 of 40
“Three independent formalisms carried through the classical tests converge on identical predictions. Where they converge, the simpler two suffice.”
The synthesis. Newtonian mechanics, classical fluid dynamics, and tensor calculus, each carried through light deflection, perihelion advance, redshift, the Shapiro delay, and frame dragging. Plus an unqualified ledger of what is derived, what is fitted, and what remains open.