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Arthur Stanley Eddington

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December 28, 1882 in The United Kingdom

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November 22, 1944

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Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.

He is famous for his work regarding the Theory of Relativity. Eddington wrote a number of articles which announced and explained Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I severed many lines of scientific communication and new developments in German science were not well known in England. He also conducted an expedition to observe the Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of relativity, and he became known for his popul...more

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	Space, Time, and Gravitation: An Outline of the General Relativity Theory by Arthur Stanley Eddington, Hermann Bondi (Foreword by) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1920 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Science and the Unseen World 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Nature Of The Physical World by Arthur Stanley Eddington, Sir Arthur S. Eddington 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1928 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Mathematical Theory of Relativity 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1924 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Stellar Movements and the Structure of the Universe (1914) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Gravitation the Law, Gravitation the Explanation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation - The Physical Society of London 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Domain of Physical Science 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Stars And Atoms 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	List And Index Of Gurney Manuscripts At The Friends House Library, London 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating: