Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin29 May 1919
Crommelin observes the solar eclipse at Sobral as part of the British test of general relativity
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Crommelin observes the solar eclipse at Sobral as part of the British test of general relativity
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Dyson organises eclipse expeditions that test general relativity by measuring stellar positions near the Sun
Eddington leads eclipse observations that support Einsteins prediction of starlight deflection
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