Chapter Traveling towards fame: Albert Einstein and the Eddington eclipse expedition to Príncipe and Sobral in 1919

dc.contributor.author	Casetti, Lapo
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-01T12:28:46Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-01T12:28:46Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier	ONIX_20220601_9788855184670_756
dc.identifier.issn	2704-5919
dc.identifier.uri	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56572
dc.description.abstract	Albert Einstein abruptly rose to worldwide fame in November 1919, after Arthur Eddington announced the successful measurement of the gravitational light bending predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The measurement had been performed by an expedition towards two remote Portuguese-speaking destinations, the island of Príncipe in equatorial Africa and Sobral in northern Brazil, where the total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 was visible and allowed to measure the position of stars close to the Sun, revealing the sought-after effect. This journey was the beginning of a story that still goes on today.
dc.language	English
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Studi e saggi
dc.subject.other	Einstein
dc.subject.other	Eddington
dc.subject.other	general relativity
dc.subject.other	solar eclipse
dc.subject.other	São Tomé and Príncipe
dc.title	Chapter Traveling towards fame: Albert Einstein and the Eddington eclipse expedition to Príncipe and Sobral in 1919
dc.type	chapter
oapen.identifier.doi	10.36253/978-88-5518-467-0.34
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy	bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870
oapen.relation.isbn	9788855184670
oapen.series.number	225
oapen.pages	20
oapen.place.publication	Florence