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Eddington was a [[conscientious objector]] during [[World War I]]. He needed{{fact}} an important-sounding project to justify his avoidance of military service, and the eclipse expedition was perfect for him.

Eddington was a [[conscientious objector]] during [[World War I]]. He needed{{fact}} an important-sounding project to justify his avoidance of military service, and the eclipse expedition was perfect for him.

Eddington liked publicity and probably dreamed of winning a [[Nobel Prize]], and upon his return to England declared that his observations proven the theory of relativity.  That was good enough for reporters and historians, but the Nobel committee was not impressed and declined to give him an award.    '''''Recent analysis of Eddington’s work revealed that he was biased in selecting his data, and that overall his data was inconclusive about the theory of relativity'''''.<ref>[http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0102462 Peter Coles (University of Nottingham, UK): ''"Einstein, Eddington and the 1919 Eclipse"'']

Eddington liked publicity{{fact}} and probably dreamed of winning a [[Nobel Prize]], and upon his return to England declared that his observations proven the theory of relativity.  That was good enough for reporters and historians, but the Nobel committee was not impressed and declined to give him an award.    '''''Recent analysis of Eddington’s work revealed that he was biased in selecting his data, and that overall his data was inconclusive about the theory of relativity'''''.<ref>[http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0102462 Peter Coles (University of Nottingham, UK): ''"Einstein, Eddington and the 1919 Eclipse"'']

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