Eddington Publishes The Internal Constitution of the Stars
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: July, 1926
Article abstract: Eddington’s pioneering contribution to astronomy and astrophysics, set forth in The Internal Constitution of the Stars, spanned the most important aspects of stellar structure constitution and evolution.
Summary of Event
Astrophysical knowledge at the beginning of the twentieth century can be described only as rudimentary. The source of stellar energy was not yet discovered. Although proper motions of the stars—that is, the sum of radial and transverse velocities—were known, William Herschel’s assumption of their randomness...
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