1919 Eddington solar eclipse experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:date 1919-05-29
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1919 Eddington solar 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:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_Times_(London)
gptkbp:observedEvent total solar eclipse
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:purpose test general relativity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Newtonian_gravity
Einstein's prediction of light bending
gptkbp:result confirmed general relativity
disproved Newtonian prediction for light deflection
gptkbp:significance first experimental confirmation of general relativity
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:testedBy gptkb:Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Príncipe_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7