1919 Eddington-Dyson eclipse experiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1919_Eddington-Dyson_eclipse_experiment
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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1919_solar_eclipse_expedition
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:date 1919-05-29
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major experimental test of general relativity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1919 Eddington-Dyson eclipse experiment
gptkbp:impact increased fame of Albert Einstein
gptkbp:location gptkb:Principe_Island
gptkb:Sobral,_Brazil
gptkbp:measures deflection of starlight by the Sun's gravity
gptkbp:method photographic plates of star positions
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Charles_Davidson
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Dyson,_Eddington,_and_Davidson,_1920,_Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_A
gptkbp:purpose test general relativity
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1919_solar_eclipse
gptkbp:result challenged Newtonian gravity
confirmed Einstein's prediction
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:testedBy gptkb:Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6