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Scientists Reveal How the Maya Predicted Eclipses for Centuries

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-the-maya-predicted-eclipses-for-centuries
19•rguiscard•6d ago

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yubblegum•35m ago
Complete clickbait. There is not even a transitory appearance of a "how". tldr; table is rebuilt at some point prior to the great cycle's end. How the table is built and just how did the Maya make the calculations? Crickets.
bradrn•14m ago
The actual paper seems to have more information: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt9039
temperceve•3m ago
1491 ... if you have never read it was very eye opening as to how badass all these civilizations were. Their loss today would be similar to as if we suddenly lost 99% of all China.
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Scientists Reveal How the Maya Predicted Eclipses for Centuries

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-the-maya-predicted-eclipses-for-centuries
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