Dyson, Eddington, and Davidson, 1919

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dyson,_Eddington,_and_Davidson,_1919
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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1919_Eddington_expedition
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkb:Andrew_Crommelin
gptkb:Charles_Davidson
gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:date 1919
gptkbp:eventType solar eclipse observation
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dyson, Eddington, and Davidson, 1919
gptkbp:impact increased fame of Albert Einstein
gptkbp:location gptkb:Principe_Island
gptkb:Sobral,_Brazil
gptkbp:measures deflection of starlight by the Sun
gptkbp:method observed solar eclipse
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:purpose test general relativity
gptkbp:result confirmed Einstein's prediction of light bending
gptkbp:significance first experimental confirmation of general relativity
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eddington's_experiment_(1919_solar_eclipse)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5