Episode 6: System of a B

Update: 2021-06-25

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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.

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Episode 6: System of a B

Joe Antognini

Episode 6: System of a B