New and Ancient Lessons from Lunar Eclipses

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Ancient perceptions of lunar eclipses weren’t as primitive as one might think. Some rigorous math was applied to these cosmic events that shaped our understanding of the solar system. Check out Study Hall: Real World College Math at YouTube.com/StudyHall Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/appearance.html https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Shipprc2.htm https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/thompson.1847/1101/aristarchus_martini.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/dec2011-eclipse.html https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015/pdf/2953.pdf https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/18sep_lunareclipse https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1959SvA.....3..554F https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/5/4/1520-0469_1948_005_0152_eotos_2_0_co_2.xml?ta

Published 2022-09-13 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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