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  2. Saros (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] It was later known to Hipparchus, Pliny [5] and Ptolemy. [6] The name "saros" (Greek: σάρος) was applied to the eclipse cycle by Edmond Halley in 1686, [7] who took it from the Suda, a Byzantine lexicon of the 11th century. The Suda says, "[The saros is] a measure and a number among Chaldeans. For 120 saroi make 2220 years ...

  3. Eclipse cycle - Wikipedia

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    Macdonald cycle An eclipse cycle equal to 299 years and about ten and a half months, always occurring on the same node. Peter Macdonald found that a series of eclipses of especially long duration visible from Britain occurs with this interval in the period AD 1 to 3000. [3] A Macdonald series has around ten eclipses and lasts about 3000 years.

  4. List of cycles - Wikipedia

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    Astronomy – Axial precession – CNO cycle – Eclipse cycle – Eclipse – Full moon cycle – Galactic year – Great Year – Lunar phase – Mesoamerican calendars – Metonic cycle – Milankovitch cycles – Mira – Moon – Nutation – Orbit – Orbital period – Saros cycle – Sothic cycle – Secularity – Sidereal year ...

  5. Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A "deep eclipse" (or "deep occultation") is when a small astronomical object is behind a bigger one. [2] [3] The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. However, it can also refer to such events beyond ...

  6. Solar eclipse of September 2, 2035 - Wikipedia

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    This eclipse is a part of Saros series 145, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 77 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on January 4, 1639. It contains an annular eclipse on June 6, 1891; a hybrid eclipse on June 17, 1909; and total eclipses from June 29, 1927 through September 9, 2648. The series ends at member ...

  7. Chilean prosecutors probe sexual harassment complaint against ...

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    Chile launched a preliminary investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday in a blow to his leftwing administration that is grappling with a separate ...

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, is SLANG. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  9. Greece backs higher tax on short-term rentals, levy on cruise ...

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    The Greek parliament on Wednesday approved a bill increasing a daily tax on short-term rental and hotel accommodation and charging cruise ship visitors a levy to cope with the impact of natural ...