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Title: No Shadow of a Doubt Condition: New EAN: 9780691217154 ISBN: 9780691217154 Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 09/03/2021 Item Height: 203mm Item Length: 133mm Author: Daniel Kennefick Language: English Subtitle: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity ISBN-10: 0691217157 Description: The extraordinary story of the scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativity
In 1919, British scientists led expeditions to Brazil and Africa to test Albert Einstein’s new theory of general relativity in what became the century’s most celebrated scientific experiment. The result ushered in a new era and made Einstein a celebrity by confirming his prediction that the path of light rays would be bent by gravity. Yet the effort to “weigh light” during the May 29, 1919, solar eclipse has become clouded by myth and skepticism. Could Arthur Eddington and Frank Dyson have gotten the results they claimed? Did the pacifist Eddington falsify evidence to foster peace after a horrific war by validating the theory of a German antiwar campaigner? In No Shadow of a Doubt, Daniel Kennefick provides definitive answers by offering the most comprehensive and authoritative account of how expedition scientists overcame war, bad weather, and equipment problems to make the experiment a triumphant success. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Genre: Biography Topic: Science Nature & Math Release Year: 2021
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