Eclipses can be approximated the same way as π. [ONE TAKE!]
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 Published On Jul 25, 2019

Huge thanks to Destin for the chat and footage. Check out their video!
   • I watched the Eclipse in Argentina - ...  

I was at the 2 July 2019 total solar eclipse in Argentina: 30°41'07.6"S 68°28'50.2"W

My old video "Solar Eclipse Maths and the Cosmic Coincidence of the Saros Cycle"
   • Solar Eclipse Maths and the Cosmic Co...  

We've made some Think Maths teaching resources on approximating pi with a continued fraction.
http://think-maths.co.uk/standupmaths...

The wikipedia page on solar eclipse cycles is actually pretty good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse...

Wolfram Alpha can sort you out for all your continued fraction needs.
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...

And this is the page with more about continued fractions than you'll ever want to know.
http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-...


CORRECTIONS
- I misspoke a couple of times (303 instead of 333, 2023 instead of 2022) but the correct number was always onscreen. That's what I get for doing it all in one take!
- Yes, I mooned the camera. I'm just that on theme.
- Let me know if you spot anything else!

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