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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TextPublisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781541762251Subject(s): Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 | Solar eclipses -- 1919 | Total solar eclipses | Relativity (Physics)DDC classification: 530.11072/3 LOC classification: QB544.19 | .G38 2019Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 530.11 GATE (Browse shelf) | Available | 49413 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-338) and index.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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