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Studying the stars, testing relativity: Sir Arthur Eddington


Sir Arthur Eddington was one of the most prominent and important astrophysicists of his time. He was one of the first physicists to understand the early ideas of relativity along with Albert Einstein. ESA's planet-finding mission Eddington is named after him.

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