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Summary

Starlight bent by the sun's attraction: The Einstein Theory.
Artist
W. B. Robinson, from material supplied by Dr. Crommelin
Author
Illustrated London News
Title
Starlight bent by the sun's attraction : The Einstein Theory.
Description
English: 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.
Depicted place Sobral (Ceará)
Date 22 November 1919
date QS:P571,+1919-11-22T00:00:00Z/11
Source/Photographer Scanned from an original edition of the November 22, 1919 edition of The Illustrated London News.

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November 22, 1919 Edition of Illustrated London News

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