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“The sky seems heavy with clouds”: Arthur S. Eddington and the IAU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2019

Florian Laguens
Florian Laguens*
Affiliation:
IPC-Facultés Libres de Philosophie et de Psychologie, Paris, France email: flaguens@ipc-paris.fr
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Abstract

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This paper addresses the relationships between Arthur S. Eddington, former director of the Cambridge Observatory (1914-1944), with the International Astronomical Union. It is demonstrated that the Union was related to every major moment in Eddington’s scientific career. New historical elements are brought forward, in the last section of the paper, to demonstrate Eddington’s action in favour of German colleagues during the Second World War.

Keywords

Eddingtonrelativityscientific cooperationAdamsChandrasekharBrückJehleWorld War II
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S349: Under One Sky: The IAU Centenary Symposium , December 2018 , pp. 178 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2019 

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