Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 4 | Freaks and Oddities in Science News

F FREAKS REA K Sand and 0 ODDITIES DD 1 TIE S SI I IN N S SCIENCE SCIENCE C I ENe ENE NE NEWS NEWS- W WS s- s HAn Art exceptional opportunity to test the Einstein Einstein Ein Em- stein tein theory of relativity will be afforded by the total eclipse of the sun on February 14 1934 which can be observed from irom a small island f hi in n the Pacific ocean More than stars will be with with- ECLIPSE TO in two and one hat degrees of the GIVE PROOF eclipsed sun chartings by Professor OF EINSTEIN James Robertson director of the THEORY Nautical Almanac of the U. U S. S Naval observatory have revealed Photographs Photographs Photographs Photo Photo- graphs taken by British astronomers of the 1919 eclipse first gave evidence of the correctness of Einstein's predictions and later eclipses have added confirming data The 1934 eclipse will be the next total eclipse after that of August 31 of this year which is visible in Maine Vermont and eastern Canada This years year's eclipse does not have stars well located forthe for forthe forthe the Einstein test Professor Robertson has found on charts a small Island In the group of the Pacific from which it seems probable that observations could be made The islands near by might also provide a site for the temporary observatory necessary for ier eclipse observations Astronomers travel long distances for the opportunity opportunity op opportunity op- op of at seeing the moon come between the sun and the earth since total eclipses are the only opportunities for studying the suns sun's corona