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General theory of relativity.- Dyson (Sir Frank Watson), Arthur Stanley Eddington and C. Davidson. A

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General theory of relativity.- Dyson (Sir Frank Watson), Arthur Stanley Eddington and C. Davidson. A

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General theory of relativity.- Dyson (Sir Frank Watson), Arthur Stanley Eddington and C. Davidson. A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919, offprint from Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. Appendix to Volume 62, photographic plate, lacking errata slip, modern cloth with gilt lettered to upper cover, 4to, Royal Astronomical Society, 1923.

â‚ Eddington's experimental confirmation of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Eddington travelled to the island of PrÃncipe off the west coast of Africa to watch the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919. There he was able to observe the bending of light from stars by the gravitational field of the sun. His findings were published the following year and would catapult Einstein to world fame.

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General theory of relativity.- Dyson (Sir Frank Watson), Arthur Stanley Eddington and C. Davidson. A

Name: General theory of relativity.- Dyson (Sir Frank Watson), Arthur Stanley Eddington and C. Davidson. A
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