265: Arthur Eddington

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2012

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We can thank Arthur Eddington for much of our current understanding of stars. He provided some of the breakthrough concepts that explain what's going on, deep inside the hottest places in the Universe. Sadly, the spacecraft associated with his name wasn't so successful.

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0:18.0	Astronomycast Episode 265 from Monday, May 14, 2012. Arthur Eddington.
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