British Expedition to Sobral to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 29 May, 1919

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British Expedition to Sobral to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 29 May, 1919

Description

The Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee in England sent two parties across the world to measure the deflection of stellar rays by the Sun's gravitational field. Their expeditions are perhaps the most famous eclipse expeditions of all time and their impact on modern physics profound.

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Source

tsee

Date

29/05/1919

Contributor

am619

Type

Site

Identifier

3

Spatial Coverage

current,-3.68611,-40.34972;

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TEXT

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Place

Sobral

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true

Country

Brazil

Organiser

Britain

Citation

“British Expedition to Sobral to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 29 May, 1919,” Virtual Museum, accessed May 18, 2024, https://eclipse.curious-sta.org/omeka/items/show/3.

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