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  "id": 580877,
  "title": "107 years ago, the Eddington total eclipse experiment helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/107-years-ago-the-eddington-total-eclipse-experiment-helped-prove",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/107-years-ago-the-eddington-total-eclipse-experiment-helped-prove-einsteins-theory-of-relativity/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Eddington experiment used a solar eclipse to prove Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}