Tag: Ranita Sharma
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The diagnostic eclipse
Naomi SchlesingerGregory ManiatisRanita SharmaBoris D. VeysmanPiscataway, New Jersey, United States In 1919, astronomer Arthur Eddington was studying a photograph of the solar eclipse that occurred just days prior. The sun was completely and perfectly covered by the moon, a breathtaking sight, but Eddington looked past it. He searched for tiny specks of stars just near…