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Solar Eclipses and Celestial Mechanics by Mohit Sinha is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document contains 7 problems related to astronomy for a physics class. Problem 1 asks students to use geometry to explain why total solar eclipses are rare from any given location on Earth. Problem 2 discusses the Saros cycle of eclipses and how it relates to the synodic and draconic months. Problem 3 calculates the period of precession of the Earth

Author
Mohit Sinha
Language
EN