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Eddington
[ ed-ing-tuhn ]
noun
- Sir Arthur (Stanley), 1882鈥1944, English astronomer, physicist, and writer.
Eddington
/ 藞蓻诲瑟艐迟蓹苍 /
noun
- EddingtonSir Arthur Stanley18821944MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomerSCIENCE: physicist Sir Arthur Stanley. 1882鈥1944, English astronomer and physicist, noted for his research on the motion, internal constitution, and luminosity of stars and for his elucidation of the theory of relativity
Eddington
- British mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who founded modern astrophysics. He conducted research on the evolution, structure, and motion of stars and was one of the first scientists to promote the theory of relativity. He also wrote a series of scientific books for the layperson.
Example Sentences
Janet Eddington from Coldingham had waited at her home after she was alerted that her parcel would be delivered on the evening of 23 December.
"People who are talking about individual nominations and Cabinet departments are chasing the shiny object," Eddington said, "rather than focusing on where the nexus of power is."
Patrick Eddington, a senior policy analyst for national security and civil liberties at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute, takes a darker view, arguing that it's "naive" to suggest that Trump would be deterred by logistical complications.
Launching his report, Sir Rod Eddington said: 鈥淢y first recommendation to Government is鈥o improve the capacity and the performance of the existing transport network.鈥
English astronomer Arthur Eddington鈥檚 eclipse expedition of 1919 proved Einstein鈥檚 theory of general relativity beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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