Arthur S. Eddington, photographer2018-09-212018-09-211919http://172.16.52.76:80/cdm/ref/collection/coll8/id/240https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12111/1334The images taken by Arthur S. Eddington on May 29, 1919, of a total solar eclipse were the earliest empirical tests seeking confirmation of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Text appears on the front (in reverse) and back of this print. The verso text, in French, reads: Eclipse totale de soleil, 29 Mai 1919, Couronne, exp. 12 sec.SepiaThis work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Solar eclipses--1919Image