LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Astronomy@mander.xyz · edit-22 years agoI want to be among those who deeply thoroughly understand & can accurately predict the path of future eclipses because this is amazing.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI want to be among those who deeply thoroughly understand & can accurately predict the path of future eclipses because this is amazing.lemmy.worldLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Astronomy@mander.xyz · edit-22 years agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYesss. I waaaaant it in my mind and in my souuuuuul.
minus-squareSprawlie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoFun Fact: They discovered Neptune by math. They studied the orbit of Uranus and noticed anomalies in the mavity, so they postulated there must be another planet. Using math, calculated it’s path, aimed their telescopes, and voila, Neptune. I am terrible at math, so I can’t explain how it works. But it’s all about physics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics is probably a good start.
Math.
Yesss. I waaaaant it in my mind and in my souuuuuul.
Fun Fact:
They discovered Neptune by math. They studied the orbit of Uranus and noticed anomalies in the mavity, so they postulated there must be another planet. Using math, calculated it’s path, aimed their telescopes, and voila, Neptune.
I am terrible at math, so I can’t explain how it works. But it’s all about physics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics is probably a good start.