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100 1 _aGates, S. James,
_cJr.,
_eauthor.
_94431
245 1 0 _aProving Einstein right :
_bthe daring expeditions that changed how we look at the universe /
_cS. James Gates, Jr. and Cathie Pelletier.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPublicAffairs,
_c2019.
264 4 _c©2019.
300 _aviii, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent.
336 _acartographic image
_bcri
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 326-338) and index.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
600 1 0 _aEinstein, Albert,
_d1879-1955.
_94432
650 0 _aSolar eclipses
_y1919.
_94433
650 0 _aTotal solar eclipses.
_94434
650 0 _aRelativity (Physics)
_94435
700 1 _aPelletier, Cathie,
_eauthor.
_94436
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK