Albert Einstein
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The Trials of Einstein's Great Theory
Arthur Eddington is the only astronomer to fully grasp the significance of Einstein's work. Along with his companion, a technician named Cottingham from the Greenwich Observatory in London, they are here to prove Einstein's great theory. The two men check over their equipment, batting away mosquitoes as they work,. propped nearby of their rifles, primed and ready to chase off the local monkeys who have been bothering them. After 16 exposures, the sky fills with sunlight again. They reveal the bending of light from the higher-D's cluster in perfect accordance with Einstein's predictions. Almost overnight, the proof turns Einstein into a global superstar.
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