No Shadow of a Doubt The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity

The extraordinary story of the scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativityIn 1919, British scientists led expeditions to Brazil and Africa to test Albert Einstein's new theory of general relativity in what became the century's most celebrated scientific experiment. The result ushered in a new era and made Einstein a celebrity by confirming his prediction that the path of light rays would be bent by gravity. Yet the effort to "weigh light" during the May 29, 1919, solar eclipse has become clouded by myth and skepticism. Could Arthur Eddington and Frank Dyson have gotten the results they claimed? Did the pacifist Eddington falsify evidence to foster peace after a horrific war by validating the theory of a German antiwar campaigner? In No Shadow of a Doubt, Daniel Kennefick provides definitive answers by offering the most comprehensive and authoritative account of how expedition scientists overcame war, bad weather, and equipment problems to make the experiment a triumphant success.

ISBN:	9780691217154
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Published date:	09 Mar 2021
DEWEY:	530.1109041
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	416
Weight:	374g
Height:	204mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	32mm

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