Eddington The Most Distinguished Astrophysicist of his Time [Paperback]

This book is based on two lectures given in Cambridge by Professor Chandrasckhar to mark the centenary of the birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington.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 Eddingtons major contributions to astrophysics and to general relativity.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 Eddingtons major contributions to astrophysics and to general relativity.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.1. Eddington: the most distinguished astrophysicist of his time; 2. Eddington: the expositor and the exponent of general relativity; References; Notes on the photographs (figs. 2 and 3); Index.