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Gravity’s Century

- From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

About Gravity’s Century

Ron Cowen offers a sweeping account of the century of experimentation that has consistently confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity. He shows how we got from Eddington's pivotal observations of the 1919 eclipse to the Event Horizon Telescope, aimed at starlight wrapping around the black hole at our galaxy's center.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674974968
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 192
  • Published:
  • May 5, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 217x150x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 352 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: September 17, 2025

Description of Gravity’s Century

Ron Cowen offers a sweeping account of the century of experimentation that has consistently confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity. He shows how we got from Eddington's pivotal observations of the 1919 eclipse to the Event Horizon Telescope, aimed at starlight wrapping around the black hole at our galaxy's center.

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