Eclipses can be approximated the same way as π. [ONE TAKE!]

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Huge thanks to Destin for the chat and footage. Check out their video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk0MRxXqo9s I was at the 2 July 2019 total solar eclipse in Argentina: 30°41'07.6"S 68°28'50.2"W My old video "Solar Eclipse Maths and the Cosmic Coincidence of the Saros Cycle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieUvzy6rnnw We've made some Think Maths teaching resources on approximating pi with a continued fraction. http://think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths-videos?yt-pi-approx#pi-approx The wikipedia page on solar eclipse cycles is actually pretty good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_cycle Wolfram Alpha can sort you out for all your continued fraction needs. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=continued+fraction+%5B3;+7,+15,+1%5D And this is the page with more about continued fractions than you'll ever want to know. http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/cfINTRO.html CORRECTIONS - I misspoke a couple of times (303 instead of 333, 2023 instead of 2022) but the correct number was always onscreen. That's what I get for doing it all in one take! - Yes, I mooned the camera. I'm just that on theme. - Let me know if you spot anything else! Thanks as always for Jane Street being my principal sponsor. https://www.janestreet.com/ Thanks to my Patreon supporters who help make these videos possible. Here is a random subset: Mauro Cioni Emily Dingwell Terence Crisp Alan McNea Colin Williams Support my channel and I can make more maths videos: https://

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