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Gates, S. James (Sylvester James), author.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Solar eclipses -- 1919.
Total solar eclipses.
Relativity (Physics)
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Proving Einstein rig...
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Proving Einstein right : the daring expeditions that changed how we look at the universe / S. James Gates, Jr. and Cathie Pelletier.
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Gates, S. James (Sylvester James), author.
New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
Subjects
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Solar eclipses -- 1919.
Total solar eclipses.
Relativity (Physics)
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9781541762251 (hardcover) :
1541762258 (hardcover) :
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viii, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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First edition.
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"In 1911, a nearly unknown German-born theoretical physicist named Albert Einstein had developed his theory of relativity, but hadn't yet been able to prove it. The only way to do that was through the clear view and measurement of a solar eclipse. In May of 1919, one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 20th century was visible for almost seven minutes in the Southern Hemisphere"--
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