1919 solar eclipse expedition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	scientific research
gptkbp:date	1919-05-29
gptkbp:equipment	astrographic telescope coelostat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1919 solar eclipse expedition
gptkbp:ledTo	gptkb:Arthur_Eddington gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Principe_Island gptkb:Sobral,_Brazil
gptkbp:mainEvent	total solar eclipse
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:The_Times_(London) gptkb:New_York_Times
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Andrew_Crommelin gptkb:Charles_Davidson gptkb:Edwin_Cottingham
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:purpose	test Einstein's general theory of relativity
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:general_relativity gptkb:solar_eclipse_of_May_29,_1919 gravitational lensing
gptkbp:result	confirmed gravitational bending of light
gptkbp:significance	provided evidence for general relativity
gptkbp:supportedTheoryOf	gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:A._S._Eddington gptkb:1919_Eddington-Dyson_eclipse_experiment gptkb:Eddington,_Arthur_Stanley
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7