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Arthur Eddington

Astronomy

Arthur Eddington was an English astronomer, physicist and mathematician who did his greatest work in astrophysics. He led the 1919 eclipse expedition that gave the first observational confirmation of Einstein's general relativity.

Facts
Birth Year
1882 1
Death Date
1944-11-22 2
Death Year
1944 2
Field
Astronomy and astrophysics 1
Death Place
Cambridge, United Kingdom 2
Nationality
United Kingdom 2
Notable Work
arrow of time 2
Notable Work
Classical unified field theories 2
Notable Work
Eddington experiment 2
Notable Work
Eddington luminosity 2
Notable Work
Eddington number 2
Notable Work
Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates 2
Notable Work
general relativity 2
Notable Work
radiation zone 2
Notable Work
radiative transfer 2
Notable Work
Κ mechanism 2
Birthplace
Kendal, United Kingdom 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Connections

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Source Arthur Stanley Eddington (Britannica)

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1. Arthur Stanley Eddington (Britannica)
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2. Arthur Eddington (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1944-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1944-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Q350
  • P19 (place of birth): Kendal, United Kingdom
    Q994575
  • P800 (notable work): general relativity
    Q11452
  • P800 (notable work): Eddington luminosity
    Q853005
  • P800 (notable work): Eddington number
    Q24434
  • P800 (notable work): arrow of time
    Q186559
  • P800 (notable work): Eddington experiment
    Q65041294
  • P800 (notable work): Κ mechanism
    Q125993
  • P800 (notable work): Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates
    Q5336608
  • P800 (notable work): radiation zone
    Q127922
  • P800 (notable work): Classical unified field theories
    Q4166515
  • P800 (notable work): radiative transfer
    Q1190858
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