This is a well written book about how to make mathematical predictions for finding an eclipse in a given timeline. It covers some important historical facts about eclipse theory but also covers a lot of important algorithms in Wolfram Mathematica that can compute a lot of information about an eclipse and some interesting predictions from interpretation of the results. The book is easy to read and does not require much effort to understand. This book is relatively inexpensive for the amount of information provided.
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From the Publisher
"A well written book about [making] mathematical predictions for finding an eclipse. . . . It covers some important historical facts about eclipse theory [and] algorithms in Wolfram Mathematica. . . . Easy to read and does not require much effort to understand."
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About the Author
Stephen Wolfram is an award-winning scientist and bestselling author, and the creator of some of the world's most respected software systems—Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language. For more than 35 years, he has been CEO of the global technology company Wolfram Research, as well as responsible for a series of groundbreaking advances in basic science, including the recent Wolfram Physics Project.
A few of Stephen Wolfram's other books:
- What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work?
- A New Kind of Science
- Metamathematics: Foundations & Physicalization
- The Second Law: Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Idea Makers: Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People
- An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language, Third Edition
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The book has a lot of good information, and history about Solar eclipses. Sadly the small sizes of the illustrations and photos makes much of the information useless. Some of the images should have been allowed a page of their own.
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The book has a lot of good information, and history about Solar eclipses. Sadly the small sizes of the illustrations and photos makes much of the information useless. Some of the images should have been allowed a page of their own.
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