Proving Einstein right : the daring expeditions that changed how we look at the universe / S. James Gates, Jr., and Cathie Pelletier.
By: Gates, S. James (Sylvester James) [author.].
Contributor(s): Pelletier, Cathie [author.].
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2019Description: 356 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781541762251 (hardcover).Subject(s): Solar eclipses -- 1919 | Total solar eclipses | Relativity (Physics)Genre/Form: Print books.Summary: "In 1916, 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"--Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In 1916, 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"--