Eddington
The Most Distinguished Astrophysicist of his Time

This book is based on two lectures given in Cambridge by Professor Chandrasckhar to mark the centenary of the birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington.

S. Chandrasekhar (Author)

9780521122429, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 5 November 2009

72 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.9 kg

This book is based on two lectures given in Cambridge by Professor Chandrasckhar to mark the centenary of the birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington. The text describes Eddington's major contributions to astrophysics and to general relativity. The approach is not technical, although it will mainly be of interest to professionals in astronomy, applied mathematics and the history of modern astronomy.

1. Eddington: the most distinguished astrophysicist of his time
2. Eddington: the expositor and the exponent of general relativity
References
Notes on the photographs (figs. 2 and 3)
Index.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB]