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n), Sir Arthur Stanley 1882-1944.

British mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who was an early exponent of the theory of relativity and conducted research on the evolution, structure, and motion of stars.

Eddington [ˈɛdɪŋtən]

(Biographies / Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley (1882-1944) M, English, SCIENCE: astronomer, SCIENCE: physicist) Sir Arthur Stanley. 1882-1944, English astronomer and physicist, noted for his research on the motion, internal constitution, and luminosity of stars and for his elucidation of the theory of relativity

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Eddington - English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington

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