The Song of Urania

Episode 6: System of a B

Jun 25, 2021 · 39 min · Season 1 · Episode 6 · 38.9 MB
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We dive into the most sophisticated model of planetary and lunar motions that the Babylonians developed: System A and System B and see how the Babylonians used this method to predict eclipses, the length of months, and even measure the precession of the perihelion.