![]() ![]() An astronomer interested in Einstein’s theory because of its wide-ranging implications for astrophysics and cosmology, Eddington took on the task of proving it. Einstein’s revolution was to change the course of science but in the years immediately after publication, there was no definitive observational evidence that his theory was correct.Įnter Arthur Stanley Eddington. That opened the window on a radically new framework for physics, abolishing established notions of space and time and replacing Newton’s formulation of the laws of gravity. In 1916, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity in full mathematical detail. Gravity’s Century: From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes Ron Cowen Harvard University Press (2019)Įinstein’s War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I Matthew Stanley Dutton (2019) ![]() No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Daniel Kennefick Princeton University Press (2019) ![]()
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