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==History of the idea==
 
==History of the idea==
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A student in a physics lecture by Professor John Archibald Wheeler first suggested the term "black hole" in December 1967, and Wheeler then promoted it.
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The concept is commonly attributed to the [[Theory of General Relativity]], but it is also possible that classical theories of physics such as the [[Principle of Least Action]] also predict the existence of black holes.
    
===General Relativity===
 
===General Relativity===
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