Einstein's Jury: Trial by Telescope

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Mar 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aps..marl20003c&link_type=abstract

American Physical Society, APS March Meeting, March 5-9, 2007, abstract #L20.003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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While Einstein's theory of relativity ultimately laid the foundation for modern studies of the universe, it took a long time to be accepted. Between 1905 and 1930, relativity was poorly understood and Einstein worked hard to try to make it more accessible to scientists and scientifically literate laypeople. Its acceptance was largely due to the astronomy community, which undertook precise measurements to test Einstein's astronomical predictions. The well-known 1919 British eclipse expeditions that made Einstein famous did not convince most scientists to accept relativity. The 1920s saw numerous attempts to measure light-bending, as well as solar line displacements and even ether-drift. How astronomers approached the ``Einstein problem'' in these early years before and after the First World War, and how the public reacted to what they reported, helped to shape attitudes we hold today about Einstein and his ideas.

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