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    Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
    Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
    Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
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    Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

    Written by Darcy Pattison

    Narrated by Josiah Bildner

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    About this audiobook

    KIRKUS REVIEW: "Pattison takes a complicated scientific theory and makes it not just fairly understandable, but entertaining as well."


    In 1915, British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington was fascinated with Einsteins new theory of general relativity. The theory talks about how forces push and pull objects in space. Einstein said that the sun's gravity could pull and bend light.


    To test this, astronomers decided to photograph a solar eclipse. The eclipse would allow them to photograph the stars before and during the solar eclipse. If the star's position moved, then it was evidence that that light had bent. Eddington and his team traveled from England to the island of Principe, just off the African coast, to photograph the eclipse.


    In simple language, this nonfiction illustrated picture book explains how the push (acceleration) and pull (gravity) of space affects light. Back matter includes information on Einstein, Eddington, and the original photograph of the 1919 solar eclipse.


    "The text of the book is wonderfully clear and easy to follow, and the illustrations are great, both lively and informative. The story of the eclipse unfolds dramatically, and the science is explained vividly and correctly." Daniel John Kennefick, Astrophysicist and Science Historian

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMims House
    Release dateOct 1, 2011
    ISBN9781629441412
    Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
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    Darcy Pattison

    Published in nine languages, Darcy Pattison’s middle grade novels include: Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale; The Girl, the Gypsy and the Gargoyle; and The Wayfinder. Recent nature books for children include: Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub, a 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, a Starred Review in Publisher’s Weekly; Desert Baths (Arbordale), a 2013 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; and, Prairie Storms (Arbordale). Her series, The ALIEN, INC. CHAPTER BOOK SERIES includes Kell, the Alien; Kell and the Horse Apple Parade; Kell and the Giants; and Kell and the Detectives. For more, see darcypattison.com/about

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