Arthur Stanley Eddington

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM (December 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944) was arguably the most important astrophysicist from the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity that can be radiated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.

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OM - December 28 - 1882 - November 22 - 1944 - Astrophysicist - 20th century - Eddington limit - Luminosity

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He is famous for his work regarding the Theory of Relativity. Eddington wrote an article, Report on the relativity theory of gravitation, which announced Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. Because of World War I, new developments in German science were not well known in England.

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Theory of Relativity - Einstein - General relativity - World War I

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