Predicitng the Eclipse

Marsoni

M251S

$14.95

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Predicitng the EclipseTotal eclipses of the Sun are rare and dramatic and on April 8, 2024, one will cross the US. But when exactly will it happen? In this short but richly illustrated book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram tells the triumphant and hard won story spanning more than two thousand years of how science, mathematics and computation have brought us to the point where we can now predict the time of the eclipse to within one second.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2026

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C Mong

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★★★★★ 5

Great book

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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2010

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★★★★★ 5

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Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2010

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★★★★★ 5

I am looking forward to relaxing and listening to a good (audio) book

Format: Audio CD Library Binding

Thanks. I am looking forward to relaxing and listening to a good (audio) book.

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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017

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★★★★★ 4

Vale la pena es muy bueno

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