The centennial anniversary of the Sobral Eclipse, a feat of Brazilian and British astronomers

Friday, May 31st 2019 - 09:52 UTC

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May 29th marked the one hundred year anniversary of the Sobral Eclipse. Six minutes of darkness a century ago put Brazil and the UK at the heart of what was possibly one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Read full article

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Patrick Edgar
Goldie locks, goldie locks, what country will be our friend and help us mask our theft ?
Jun 02nd, 2019 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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@Patrick Edgar

Pl. don't be THAT pessimistic! Here is a piece of good news:

https://www.otempo.com.br/image/contentid/policy:1.2189226:1559348617/CHARGE%20O%20TEMPO.JPG?f=3x2&q=0.6&w=620&$p$f$q$w=904c3fd
Jun 02nd, 2019 - 03:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Patrick Edgar
sorry, don't get it
Jun 02nd, 2019 - 06:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
The cool thing is that Einstein published his theory in Germany during WWI, and straight away physicists in Britain started working on proving it, enmity be damned.
Jun 02nd, 2019 - 11:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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@Patrick Edgar

REF: sorry, don't get it

Now you will!
https://www.otempo.com.br/image/contentid/policy:1.2189467:1559439549/CHARGE-O-TEMPO.jpg?f=3x2&q=0.6&w=620&$p$f$q$w=a6a92ba
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