1919 Eddington solar eclipse experiment

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Arthur_Eddington gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:date	1919-05-29
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	gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1919 Eddington solar eclipse experiment