An Eclipse to Remember

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published May 9, 2019 at 12:24 PM CDT

A hundred years ago, astronomers wanted to use a total eclipse to test Einstein's most famous theory. Dan Kenneflick has written a new book, No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity, about the science behind the effort.

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