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Image: 1919 Eclipse expedition to test relativity

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Description: Description of observations of solar eclipse that supported Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The curvature of light: Evidence from British Observer's photographs at the eclipse of the sun.
Title: Starlight bent by the sun's attraction: The Einstein Theory.
Credit: Scanned from an original edition of the November 22, 1919 edition of The Illustrated London News.
Author: W. B. Robinson, from material supplied by Dr. Crommelin
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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