Ah, Arthur Eddington could only look up at the clouds and sigh.

That month, May of 1990, was the time of both elation and frustration for Eddington.

He was on the island of the Prince of Africa, 4,000 miles from his home in England.

He'd come there to photograph a solar eclipse, a project that would serve as a crucial test

of Einstein's theory of relativity, which was exciting.

Eddington believed passionately in relativity, and he wanted to give the theory a boost.

Still, so much had gone wrong, the humid, dripping weather on principle had been hell on

the telescopes and cameras.

Then monkey started stealing their equipment and disappearing into the jungle.

First of all was the clouds.

Every stinking day there were clouds, which obviously was not ideal for photographing

the sky.

On the day of the eclipse, clouds blocked the sky completely.

Eddington could only gaze up and despair.

Not only was this ruining his chance to confirm relativity, but if he failed, he could face

serious repercussions back in England.

In fact, the only reason he was not in prison then was because he had promised a photograph

as eclipse.

But at the height of his misery, as if moved by the hands of God, the clouds suddenly

parted.

Eddington didn't even have time to rejoice.

He pounced on his equipment and started taking photographs.

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