Lorentz, who was in (neutral) Netherlands, informs Einstein about the preliminary results of the English eclipse expedition; even after the end of the war, direct communication between England and Germany is still practically impossible.
Eddington reports on 12 September that the bending of light passing close to the Sun had been proven, however, the value is not yet very accurate. It isn\u2019t until 6 November that the final value is announced \u2013 it is quite concordant with Einstein\u2019s theory, which predicts a value of 1.75 arcseconds.