Einstein, Eddington and the 1919 eclipse
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How a team of Irish astronomers eclipsed their more famous rivals
A landmark experiment in 1919 set out to prove Einstein’s theory of relativity by observing a total eclipse. Irishmen Andrew Crommelin and Howard Grubb played central roles
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