Eddington's 1919 solar eclipse expedition

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf	scientific research
gptkbp:date	1919
gptkbp:equipment	photographic plates astrograph
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eddington's 1919 solar eclipse expedition
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gptkbp:ledTo	gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Prince gptkb:Sobral,_Brazil
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Nature gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:notableFor	first experimental confirmation of general relativity
gptkbp:observedEvent	gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:observedStars	gptkb:Hyades_cluster
gptkbp:purpose	test Einstein's general theory of relativity
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Albert_Einstein gptkb:general_relativity gravitational lensing
gptkbp:result	confirmed gravitational bending of light Einstein's theory gained worldwide fame
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Theory_of_relativity gptkb:general_theory_of_relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7