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April 4, 2024 51 mins

On April 8th there will be a total eclipse travelling across Mexico, the United States and Canada so today we talk to Stephen Wolfram, who earlier this year released a book called “Predicting the Eclipse: A Multimillennium Tale of Computation.” - we learn about the history of predicting eclipses and so much more. 


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Predicting the Eclipse:

A Multimillennium Tale of Computation

https://www.wolfram-media.com/products/predicting-the-eclipse/


Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp188-predicting-the-eclipse-a-multimillennium-tale-of-computation-with-stephen-wolfram

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Image Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani


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