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Proving Einstein right : the daring expeditions that changed how we look at the universe / S. James Gates, Jr. and Cathie Pelletier.
Van Pelt Library QB544.19 .G38 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gates, S. James, Jr., author.
- Pelletier, Cathie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Einstein, Albert.
- Solar eclipses--1919.
- Solar eclipses.
- Total solar eclipses.
- Relativity (Physics).
- Physical Description:
- viii, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
- Summary:
- "In 1911, a nearly unknown German-born theoretical physicist named Albert Einstein had developed his theory of relativity, but hadn't yet been able to prove it. The only way to do that was through the clear view and measurement of a solar eclipse. In May of 1919, one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 20th century was visible for almost seven minutes in the Southern Hemisphere"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-338) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gates, S. James (Sylvester James), author. Proving Einstein right
- ISBN:
- 9781541762251
- 1541762258
- OCLC:
- 1082173644
- Publisher Number:
- 99982194409
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