Arthur Eddington
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944) was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.
He is famous for his work regarding the Theory of Relativity. Eddington wrote a number of articles which announced and explained Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I severed many lines of scientific
communication and new developments in German science were not well known in England. He also conducted an expedition to observe the Solar eclipse of 29 May 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of relativity, and he became known
for his popular expositions and interpretations of the theory. (from wikipedia.org)
| Einstein and Eddington |
Einstein and Eddington is the story of Einstein's theory of general relativity, his relationship with Eddington and the introduction of this theory to the world, against the backdrop of the Great War.
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| Arthur Eddington Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882 - 1944) was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour. |
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| Space, time and gravitation : an outline of the general relativity theory Author: Arthur Stanley Eddington. Subject: Space and Time; Gravitation; Relativity (Physics); General Relativity (Physics). Publisher: Cambridge : University Press. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| The theory of relativity and its influence on scientific thought Author: Arthur Stanley Eddington. Subject: Relativity (Physics); Science. Publisher: Oxford : The Clarendon Press. Book Contributor: University of California Libraries. |
| The nature of the physical world Author: Arthur Stanley Eddington. Subject: Science; Physics. Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company; Cambridge, Eng., The University Press. Book Contributor: MBLWHOI Library. |
| The mathematical theory of relativity Author: Arthur Stanley Eddington. Subject: Relativity (Physics). Publisher: Cambridge : University Press. Book Contributor: Gerstein - University of Toronto. |
| Stars and Atoms Author: Arthur Stanley Eddington. Publisher: Oxford : The Clarendon Press. Contents. Lecture I. The Interior of a Star. Lecture II. Some Recent Investigations. Lecture III. The Age of the Stars. ... |