Verifying the Theory of Relativity.

Chandrasekhar, S.

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Verifying the Theory of Relativity

Chandrasekhar, S.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 31, 6, 17-22, Jun 75

This article, based on a talk the author gave to the 'Innominates', an interdisciplinary faculty group at the University of Chicago, focuses on events of the years surrounding the British Expeditions to Brazil and West Africa in 1919 that led to the confirmation of Einstein's theory of relativity. (BT)

Descriptors: Physics, Relativity, Science History, Scientists, Space, Theories, Time

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