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Chapter 3, Problem 20RQ
How could Thales of Miletus have predicted the date of a solar eclipse without observing the location of the Moon in the sky?
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At the first quarter of the Moon (at position Q), the angle (EQS) equals 90° (see the
sketch below). Modern observations show that the interval from new Moon (near position
N) to first quarter (at Q) is 35 minutes shorter than that from first quarter to full Moon
(near position F). Given that the lunar synodic period (the interval between two identical
lunar phases) is 29 days and 12.73 hours, estimate the Earth-Sun distance (ES) in terms of
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Ch. 3 - Why are most of the constellations that were...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2RQCh. 3 - Which is the asterism and which is the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4RQCh. 3 - Prob. 5RQCh. 3 - What does the word apparent mean in apparent...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7RQCh. 3 - Prob. 8RQCh. 3 - Prob. 9RQCh. 3 - Could a solar powered spacecraft generate any...
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