STP 188 - Predicting The Eclipse - A Multimillennium Tale Of Computation - with Stephen Wolfram

Space and Things

English - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 51 minutes - 94.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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Previous Episode: STP187 - Moonshot Astronaut Families - Exploring Image vs Reality in the Early Space Era - with Dr. Tracy Scott

Next Episode: STP189 - Remembering George Abbey - with Michael Cassutt

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.

Stephen Wolfram:

https://www.stephenwolfram.com/

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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

Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.

Image Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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