For now, though, superstring theory lacks the sort of dramatic demonstration that propels radical theories into prominence, such as Einstein's famous precise prediction of how much starlight would be deflected when passing by the sun as
measured during a solar eclipse.
Not exact matches
Measuring the IR
solar corona
during the 2017
eclipse.
During six minutes of a total
solar eclipse on May 29, 1919, Eddington
measured the positions of stars that appeared next to the blotted - out sun.
Fluctuations have since been
measured during around 20 total
solar eclipses, but the results still remain inconclusive.