Sao Tome and Principe
Solar Eclipse
Arthur Eddington [left] and Albert Einstein Spoofs (??)
Connection
In 1919, the observation of a total solar eclipse (at Sao Tome and Principe) helped to confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity. By comparing the apparent distance between two stars, with and without the Sun between them, Arthur Eddington stated that the theoretical predictions about gravitational lenses were confirmed, though it now appears the data were ambiguous at the time. The observation with the Sun between the stars was only possible during totality, since the stars are then visible
Sao Tome and Principe
Solar Eclipse
Arthur Eddington [left] and Albert Einstein Spoofs (??)
Connection
In 1919, the observation of a total solar eclipse (at Sao Tome and Principe) helped to confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity. By comparing the apparent distance between two stars, with and without the Sun between them, Arthur Eddington stated that the theoretical predictions about gravitational lenses were confirmed, though it now appears the data were ambiguous at the time. The observation with the Sun between the stars was only possible during totality, since the stars are then visible