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From the report of Sir Arthur Eddington on the expedition to verify Albert Einstein 's prediction of the bending of light around the sun.
In Plate 1 is given a half-tone reproduction of one of the negatives taken with the 4-inch lens at Sobral. This shows the position of the stars, and, as far as possible in a reproduction of this kind, the character of the images, as there has been no retouching. A number of photographic prints have been made and applications for these from astronomers, who wish to assure themselves of the quality of the photographs, will be considered as as far as possible acceded to.
Date
Source F. W. Dyson, A. S. Eddington, and C. Davidson (1920). "A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A : 332. ISSN 1364-503X .
Author
Frank Watson Dyson (1868–1939) wikidata:Q945309 s:en:Author:Frank Watson Dyson
Frank Watson Dyson
Alternative names
Sir Frank Watson Dyson
Description British astronomer and writer
Date of birth/death 8 January 1868 Edit this at Wikidata 25 May 1939 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Ashby-de-la-Zouch Cape Town
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creator QS:P170,Q945309
Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) wikidata:Q215022 s:en:Author:Arthur Stanley Eddington q:en:Arthur Eddington
Arthur Eddington
Alternative names
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington; Sir Arthur Eddington
Description British astronomer, astrophysicist, philosopher and physicist
Date of birth/death 28 December 1882 Edit this at Wikidata 22 November 1944 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kendal Cambridge
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creator QS:P170,Q215022
Charles Rundle Davidson (1875–1970) wikidata:Q21165602
Description astronomer
Date of birth/death 28 February 1875 Edit this at Wikidata 18 June 1970 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q21165602
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Positive image of the solar eclipse in Sobral taken during Sir Arthur Eddington expedition to verify Albert Einstein's prediction of the bending of light with annotated positions of the stars.

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solar eclipse of May 29, 1919

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29 May 1919 Gregorian

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