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You may wish to include the entire sentence: > When Arthur Eddington—the British astrophysicist who led the team that confirmed Einstein’s predictions, during
by mjburgess 9y ago
You may wish to include the entire sentence:
> When Arthur Eddington—the British astrophysicist who led the team that confirmed Einstein’s predictions, during a solar eclipse in 1919—was asked if it was really true that only three people in the world understood the theory, he said nothing. “Don’t be so modest, Eddington!” his questioner said. “On the contrary,” Eddington replied. “I’m just wondering who the third might be.”
It's hard to understand without it.
- mayankkaizen 9y agoIf you are alluding to some nuance, I probably missed it.
- skj 9y agoIn the first quote it is implied that Einstein is being asked the question. Then it isn't clear who Eddington was. The questioner, I thought at first. Then no, a phone typo of Einstein? I found it confusing and the larger quote cleared it up.
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