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Predicting The Eclipse A Multimillennium Tale Of Computation Wolfram

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predicting the eclipse a multimillennium tale of computation wolfram

Total eclipses of the Sun are rare and dramatic—and on April 8, 2024, one will cross the US. But when exactly will it happen? In this short but richly illustrated book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram tells the triumphant and hard-won story—spanning more than two thousand years—of how science, mathematics and computation have brought us to... Learn how the problem of eclipses brought us some of the earliest exact science, the first known computer, contributions from many of the all-time greats of mathematics and physics, and critical technology for the... See how all this provides a clear, modern understanding of a phenomenon that has surprised and amazed throughout human history. January 28, 2024 PublicationPublicity and Interviews: sw-media@wolfram.comTranslation Rights Requests: info@dropcap.comTrim Size: 6" x 9"Non-Fiction: Science/Astronomy

Stephen Wolfram is an award-winning scientist and bestselling author, and the creator of some of the world's most respected software systems—Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language. For more than 35 years, he has been CEO of the global technology company Wolfram Research, as well as responsible for a series of groundbreaking advances in basic science, including the recent Wolfram Physics... Updated and expanded from a post for the eclipse of August 21, 2017. On April 8, 2024, there’s going to be a total eclipse of the Sun visible on a line across the US. But when exactly will the eclipse occur at a given location? Being able to predict astronomical events has historically been one of the great triumphs of exact science.

But how well can it actually be done now? The answer is well enough that even though the edge of totality moves at just over 1000 miles per hour, it’s possible to predict when it will arrive at a given location to within... And as a demonstration of this, for the total eclipse back in 2017 we created a website to let anyone enter their geo location (or address) and then immediately compute when the eclipse would... These days it’s easy to find out when the next solar eclipse will be; indeed built right into the Wolfram Language there’s just a function that tells you (in this form the output is... It’s also easy to find out, and plot, where the region of totality will be: These promotions will be applied to this item:

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Total eclipses of the Sun are rare and dramatic--and on April 8, 2024, one will cross the US. But when exactly will it happen? In this short but richly illustrated book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram tells the triumphant and hard-won story--spanning more than two thousand years--of how science, mathematics and computation have brought us to... Learn how the problem of eclipses brought us some of the earliest exact science, the first known computer, contributions from many of the all-time greats of mathematics and physics, and critical technology for the... See how all this provides a clear, modern understanding of a phenomenon that has surprised and amazed throughout human history. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Stephen Wolfram is an award-winning scientist and bestselling author, and the creator of some of the world's most respected software systems--Mathematica, WolframAlpha and Wolfram Language. For more than 35 years, he has been CEO of the global technology company Wolfram Research, as well as responsible for a series of groundbreaking advances in basic science, including the recent Wolfram Physics... "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. US$ 5.58 shipping from United Kingdom to Czech Republic These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers.

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But when exactly will it happen? In this short but richly illustrated book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram tells the triumphant and hard-won story—spanning more than two thousand years—of how science, mathematics and computation have brought us to... Learn how the problem of eclipses brought us some of the earliest exact science, the first known computer, contributions from many of the all-time greats of mathematics and physics, and critical technology for the... See how all this provides a clear, modern understanding of a phenomenon that has surprised and amazed throughout human history. Order now: https://www.amazon.com/Predicting-Eclipse-Multimillennium-Tale-Computation/dp/1579550878 Join Wolfram U for a livestream where they'll explore the upcoming eclipse with the Wolfram Language on April 3, 2024: https://www.bigmarker.com/wolfram-u/eclipse-event-2024?utmbmcrsource=media

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