Description: Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington Biography by Douglas. 1stEd in DJ. Physics S The Life of Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington by A. Vibert Douglas Thomas Nelson & Sons, London & New York, 1957. First American edition. Hardcovers. Beige cloth, illustrated dust jacket, octavo, xiv, 207 pages; 15 plates. Includes a comprehensive list of Eddington's books and more than 150 scientific papers on pages. 193-198 and a genealogical table. “Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington OM FRS (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour. Around 1920, he anticipated the discovery and mechanism of nuclear fusion processes in stars, in his paper "The Internal Constitution of the Stars". At that time, the source of stellar energy was a complete mystery; Eddington was the first to correctly speculate that the source was fusion of hydrogen into helium. Eddington wrote a number of articles that announced and explained Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I had severed many lines of scientific communication, and new developments in German science were not well known in England. He also conducted an expedition to observe the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of general relativity, and he became known for his popular expositions and interpretations of the theory.” CONDITION: Near Fine Book in Good Dust jacket. (Book has light spotting on top page edges. Dust jacket has marginal crease and short tears, rubbing at folds, small hole at spine fold.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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Topic: Physics
Author: A. Vibert Douglas
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Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, 1st Edition
Year Printed: 1957
