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Wallal Eclipse Relativity Test

A total solar eclipse expedition at Wallal obtains measurements of gravitational light deflection that provide another observational test of Einstein's relativity prediction.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Wallal Eclipse Relativity Test

21 September 1922 · Wallal · United States of America · Astronomy

A total solar eclipse expedition at Wallal obtains measurements of gravitational light deflection that provide another observational test of Einstein's relativity prediction.

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