Eddington: The Most Distinguished Astrophysicist of his Time

S. Chandrasekhar

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511897955

This book is based on two lectures given in Cambridge by Professor Chandrasckhar to mark the centenary of the birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington. The text describes Eddington's major contributions to astrophysics and to general relativity. The approach is not technical, although it will mainly be of interest to professionals in astronomy, applied mathematics and the history of modern astronomy.

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1 - Eddington: The most distinguished astrophysicist of his time
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2 - Eddington: The expositor and the exponent of general relativity
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References
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Notes on the Photographs (Figs. 2 and 3)
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

1 - Eddington: The most distinguished astrophysicist of his time
pp 1-21

2 - Eddington: The expositor and the exponent of general relativity
pp 22-59

References
pp 60-62

Notes on the Photographs (Figs. 2 and 3)
pp 62-62

Index
pp 63-64

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Frontmatter pp i-iv

Contents pp v-vi

1 - Eddington: The most distinguished astrophysicist of his time pp 1-21

2 - Eddington: The expositor and the exponent of general relativity pp 22-59

References pp 60-62

Notes on the Photographs (Figs. 2 and 3) pp 62-62

Index pp 63-64

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

1 - Eddington: The most distinguished astrophysicist of his time
pp 1-21

2 - Eddington: The expositor and the exponent of general relativity
pp 22-59

References
pp 60-62

Notes on the Photographs (Figs. 2 and 3)
pp 62-62

Index
pp 63-64