Eddington's 1919 eclipse expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:date |
1919
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| gptkbp:eclipse_date |
29 May 1919
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eddington's 1919 eclipse expedition
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| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Prince
gptkb:Sobral |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:The_Times_(London)
gptkb:New_York_Times |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Andrew_Crommelin
gptkb:Charles_Davidson gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson |
| gptkbp:observed_event |
gptkb:Moon
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| gptkbp:purpose |
test Einstein's general theory of relativity
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:general_relativity |
| gptkbp:result |
confirmed gravitational bending of light
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| gptkbp:significance |
first experimental confirmation of general relativity
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Eddington_experiment
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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