
When Exactly Will the Eclipse Happen? A Multimillennium Tale of Computation
The Stephen Wolfram Podcast
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Jupiter's Celestial Positions and Astronomical Computations
Exploring the complex calculations and considerations of determining Jupiter's position in the night sky from different perspectives, focusing on computations from Europa and Earth. The chapter discusses coding functions for accurate celestial positions, attempting to compute angular separations of Jupiter and Saturn, and calculating upcoming solar eclipses and their totality regions. The speaker also touches on solar storms during eclipses, the protective role of the moon, and the historical connection between eclipses and the advancement of mathematics and technology.
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