Eddington's solar eclipse experiment
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:scientific_experiments
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| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
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| gptkbp:date |
May 29, 1919
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| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:Seimas
telescopes |
| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics gravitational lensing |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
public understanding of science
acceptance of relativity shift in scientific paradigms |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eddington's solar eclipse experiment
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern physics
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on theoretical physics
influence on astronomy influence on future experiments |
| gptkbp:lighting |
distant stars
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sao_Tome
Principe Island |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Cecil_Powell
gptkb:William_Wallace_Campbell gptkb:Albert_Einstein gptkb:Arthur_Eddington Frank Watson Dyson |
| gptkbp:observed_effect |
bending of light
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:scientists
gptkb:astronomy |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
widespread interest
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| gptkbp:purpose |
test general relativity
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| gptkbp:research |
gptkb:collaboration
gptkb:scientists gptkb:software_framework peer review data analysis data collection astrometry scientific knowledge statistical analysis empirical observation scientific communication scientific inquiry fieldwork hypothesis testing reproducibility scientific advancement scientific progress scientific exploration interpretation of results theoretical prediction |
| gptkbp:result |
1919
confirmed Einstein's theory |
| gptkbp:scientific_community_reaction |
validation of Einstein's work
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| gptkbp:significance |
first experimental evidence for general relativity
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| gptkbp:theory_tested |
gptkb:general_relativity
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
clear skies
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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