Birth of Arthur Eddington
Birth of Arthur Eddington
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Arthur Stanley Eddington Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Stanley Eddington through 27 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Arthur Stanley Eddington, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1882–1946Years on this page
1882
Arthur Stanley Eddington Born
The future astrophysicist and relativity advocate is born.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington is born in Kendal, Westmorland.
1906
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Nominated to the post of chief assistant to the Astronomer Royal at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
Eddington Joins Greenwich Scientific Staff
Arthur Stanley Eddington joined as chief assistant and worked on astronomical research. The work improved the repeatability of observational methods.
1914
Royal Society
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
1918
Royal Medal
Awarded the Royal Societys Royal Medal
Royal Society
Awarded the Royal Societys Royal Medal
1919
Relativity, Theory of
According to the theory of general relativity, stars with light rays that passed near the Sun would appear to have been slightly shifted because their light had been curved by its gravitational field.
Relativity, Theory of
During the eclipse, he took pictures of the stars in the region around the Sun.
Relativity, Theory of
Eddington travelled to the island of Principe near Africa to watch the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919.
Relativity, Theory of
This effect is noticeable only during eclipses, since otherwise the Suns brightness obscures the affected stars.
Light Deflection
Eddington leads eclipse observations that support Einsteins prediction of starlight deflection
Relativity, Theory of
Arthur Eddington and Astronomer Royal Frank Watson Dyson organized two expeditions to observe a solar eclipse in 1919 to make the first empirical test of Einsteins theory.
Relativity, Theory of
Arthur Eddington leads a solar eclipse expedition which claims to detect gravitational deflection of light by the Sun.
Relativity, Theory of
Observes light bending during a solar eclipse by the gravitational pull of the Sun.
Relativity, Theory of
the measurement of the deflection of light by the suns gravitational field.
1922
Gravitational Wave Propagation
Eddington analyses gravitational waves in general relativity and distinguishes physical transverse radiation from coordinate-dependent disturbances that do not represent propagating energy.
1923
Mathematica Theory Of Relativity
Publication of "Mathematica Theory Of Relativity"
1924
Stellar Mass-Luminosity
The larger a star the more luminous, mass can be found if luminosity is known. Discovers the mass-luminosity relation for stars
Relativity, Theory of
Eddington publishes influential expositions that spread general relativity among English speaking scientists
1926
Constitution of Great Britain
Eddingtons theory appeared in mature form in 1926 as The Internal Constitution of the Stars, which became an important text for training an entire generation of astrophysicists
Stellar Mass-Luminosity
Eddingtons theory appeared in mature form in 1926 as The Internal Constitution of the Stars, which became an important text for training an entire generation of astrophysicists
1928
Expanding Universe
Eddington discusses relativistic world models and helps bring expanding universe ideas into wider debate
1933
The Expanding Universe
Publication of "The Expanding Universe"
1944
Death of Arthur Stanley Eddington
Death of Arthur Eddington
1946
Fundemental Theory
Publication of "Fundemental Theory"
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