29 May 1919
Light Deflection
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
Dyson organises eclipse expeditions that test general relativity by measuring stellar positions near the Sun
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