# #Mon Aug 09 11:50:52 CEST 2010 Text__lEsQkKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=In 1919, a British expedition, under direction of Sir Arthur Eddington, confirms the validity of the General Theory of Relativity. On 29 May, Eddington measures the positions of stars close to the Sun during the eclipse. Text__lEsQkKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882\u20131944)