# Einstein and the Total Eclipse

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- Authors: [Peter Coles](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-coles)
- Language: en_GB

## Description

The eclipse of 1919 was observed from two islands off the coast of South America by an expedition which saw the expected – the bending of starlight by the sun, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. This essay offers an illustration of some of the ideas of Einstein's theory. The eclipse of 1919 was observed from two islands off the coast of South America by an expedition which saw the expected – the bending of starlight by the sun, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. This essay offers an illustration of some of the ideas of Einstein's theory.

## Editions

### Einstein and the Total Eclipse

- Publisher: icon_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4046-089-6
- Pages: 80
- Language: en_GB