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The total solar eclipse of 9 May 1929: The French expeditions to Poulo Condore Island in French Indochina (2023)

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Internationally, the total solar eclipse of 9 May 1929 was an important event as it offered astronomers yet another opportunity to confirm Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. The path of totality crossed what at the time were the Dutch East Indies, the Unfederated Malay State of Kedah, Siam and the southern tip of French Indochina. With totality lasting a generous 5 minutes or thereabouts, the eclipse was a target for European expeditions. This paper examines the French expeditions that were dispatched to Poulo Condore Island, just off the coast of what is now southern Vietnam, with two appendices devoted to a small Swiss–Siamese expedition in Siam and to the successful German expedition in Sumatra.

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Article Maria Serena I. Diokno (2023) Introduction. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 3-8). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Edington, Claire Ellen
Monnais, Laurence
Aso, Michitake
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander
Blanc, Floriane
Crato, Nuno
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Acta Baltica historiae et philosophiae scientiarum
Archives of Natural History
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
History and Anthropology
Publishers
Columbia University
Cambridge University Press
Brill
McGill-Queen's University Press
Princeton University Press
CTT Correios de Portugal
Concepts
France, colonies
Colonialism
Relativity, general
Scientific expeditions
Solar eclipse
Imperialism
People
Einstein, Albert
Eddington, Arthur Stanley
Nordström, Gunnar
Abraham, Max
Vassal, Gabrielle Maud
Crommelin, A. C. B.
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
17th century
18th century
21st century
Places
Indochina
Vietnam
Brazil
France
Thailand
Africa
Institutions
British Museum. Natural History
Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro
Royal Observatory Greenwich
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT)
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