Episode #972
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week – tape echo
Interview with Chris Smith from The Naked Scientists
- https://www.thenakedscientists.com/meet-team
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
All four gas giants in our solar system experience total solar eclipses, from the perspective of their gassy surfaces. https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/earth
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Item #2
Science
On average, any spot on Earth will see a total solar eclipse every 375 years. https://www.astronomy.com/observing/how-often-do-solar-eclipses-occur/
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Item #3
Fiction
The first recorded accurate prediction of a solar eclipse was in 2300 BC, by Chinese astronomer, Li Shu, for Emporer Zhong Kang. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~mitsurusoma/WS2014/vahia.pdf
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘The spirit of Plato dies hard. We have been unable to escape the philosophical tradition that what we can see and measure in the real world is merely the superficial and imperfect representation of an underlying reality.’ (The Mismeasure of Man, p. 269)