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Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington OM FRS (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science.
Arthur Eddington was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician who did his greatest work in astrophysics, investigating the motion, internal structure, and evolution of stars. He also was the first expositor of the theory of relativity in the English language.
May 29, 2019 · The British astronomer Arthur Eddington corroborated Einstein's theory of relativity using an eclipse and what turned him into a scientific superstar
Sir Arthur Eddington was an eminent English astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He is known for his groundbreaking research in astrophysics. He was the first person to investigate the motion, internal structure and evolution of stars and is widely considered to be one of the greatest astronomers of all time.
Sir Arthur Eddington was one of the most prominent and important astrophysicists of his time. He was one of the first physicists to understand the early ideas of relativity along with Albert Einstein. ESA's planet-finding mission Eddington is named after him.
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, (born Dec. 28, 1882, Kendal, Westmorland, Eng.—died Nov. 22, 1944, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire), British astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. At the University of Cambridge he won every mathematical honour.
Dec 28, 2014 · Quick Info. Born. 28 December 1882. Kendal, Westmorland, England. Died. 22 November 1944. Cambridge, England. Summary. Eddington made important contributions to the theory of general relativity. View six larger pictures. Biography.
Sep 1, 2005 · Best known for his measurements of the 1919 solar eclipse that confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity, Arthur Eddington was also a Quaker and pacifist who thought deeply about religion and politics, as Matthew Stanley explains.
Discover how Arthur Eddington, a British astronomer, helped to prove Einstein's theory of relativity and changed our understanding of the universe.
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was a Cambridge cosmologist who played a key role in establishing Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity (GTR).
