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Wallal Eclipse Relativity Test

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1922

Albert Einstein21 September 1922

Wallal · Science / Astronomy

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

Names involved

Albert Einstein

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