LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Astronomy@mander.xyz · edit-25 months agoI want to be among those who deeply thoroughly understand & can accurately predict the path of future eclipses because this is amazing.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down15
arrow-up1150arrow-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-25 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareSprawlie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 months 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.
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.