File:1919 eclipse negative.jpg

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Negative of the 1919 solar eclipse taken from the report of Sir Arthur Eddington on the expedition to verify Einstein's prediction of the bending of light around the sun. For positive version, see Image:1919 eclipse positive.jpg.

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In Plate 1 is given a half-tone reproduction of one of the negatives taken with the 4-inch lens at Sobral. This shows the position of the stars, and, as far as possible in a reproduction of this kind, the character of the images, as there has been no retouching. A number of photographic prints have been made and applications for these from astronomers, who wish to assure themselves of the quality of the photographs, will be considered as as far as possible acceded to.
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Source F. W. Dyson, A. S. Eddington, and C. Davidson, "A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919" Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical or Physical Character (1920): 291-333, on 332.
Author F. W. Dyson, A. S. Eddington, and C. Davidson
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Public domain in the United States because of age (published before 1923).
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negative image of solar eclipse in 1919

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current23:06, 30 April 2017Thumbnail for version as of 23:06, 30 April 2017700 × 899 (311 KB)Quibikcleaner removal of moiré caused by halftoning
22:38, 3 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:38, 3 November 2009700 × 899 (312 KB)QuibikImage had an artificial wave pattern probably introduced by scanning. Removed this via Fourier analysis.
02:35, 10 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 02:35, 10 June 2005700 × 899 (314 KB)Fastfission~commonswikiNegative of the 1919 solar eclipse taken from the report of Sir Arthur Eddington on the expedition to verify Einstein's prediction of the bending of light around the sun. Original caption: :In Plate 1 is given a half-tone reproduction of one of the negt

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