Just something I
found cute. In chapter 4 Part IX of War and Peace general Balashov is sent with
a letter and a message to Napoleon from emperor Alexander. With all possible
speed he sets forth on his mission only to fulfill it after a week or so of
travel, arriving to the same city, the same building, and the same room were he
was given his orders. An early case of
relativistic time dilation?
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