Eddington

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Order of Merit
Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-12-28
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Eddington's_theory_of_stellar_structure
Eddington's_work_on_the_theory_of_relativity
Eddington's_work_on_cosmology
Eddington's_limit_in_black_hole_physics
Eddington's_work_on_quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:deathDate 1944-11-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field astrophysics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Arthur_Stanley_Eddington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eddington
gptkbp:influenced theoretical physics
modern astrophysics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:British_Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
1919 solar eclipse expedition
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Eddington_limit
general relativity
stellar structure
gptkbp:legacy Eddington's_work_on_stellar_evolution
Eddington's_contributions_to_cosmology
Eddington's_impact_on_general_relativity
Eddington's_influence_on_scientific_thought
Eddington's_role_in_popularizing_science
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Fred_Hoyle
Hermann Bondi
gptkbp:researchField optics
philosophy of science
cosmological models
stellar dynamics
theoretical astrophysics
philosophy of physics
stellar nucleosynthesis
nuclear astrophysics
scientific instrumentation
gravitational physics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Eddington
gptkbp:wrote The Nature of the Physical World
Fundamental Theory
The_Internal_Constitution_of_the_Stars