Eddington's 1919 solar eclipse experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkbp:confirmedPrediction Einstein's value
gptkbp:date 1919
gptkbp:dateOfEclipse 29 May 1919
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eddington's 1919 solar eclipse experiment
gptkbp:impact boosted Einstein's fame
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:legacy milestone in physics
popularized relativity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Principe_Island
gptkb:Sobral,_Brazil
gptkbp:measures deflection of starlight by the Sun's gravity
gptkbp:mediaCoverage worldwide
gptkbp:method comparison of star positions during and after eclipse
gptkbp:NewtonianPrediction 0.87 arcseconds
gptkbp:observedBy total solar eclipse
gptkbp:predictedDeflection 1.75 arcseconds
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:purpose test general relativity
gptkbp:result challenged Newtonian gravity
confirmed Einstein's prediction
gptkbp:significance first experimental confirmation of general relativity
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:testedBy gptkb:Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity
gptkbp:type stars near the Sun's limb
gptkbp:usedFor photographic plates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Theory_of_Relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4