Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76
Check out this article from the International Journal of Mathematical Education titled ‘A Mathematical Treatment of Solar Eclipse Formation‘ by authors Arjun Tan, Almuatasim Alomari and Marius Schamschula from the Department of Physics at Alabama A & M University from 2016
Abstract
The solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon caused by the alignment of the Sun, Moon and the Earth in space and dictated 6by the law of rectilinear propagation of light. It occurs during a new moon, when the Sun is partially or fully blocked by the Moon as observed from the Earth. Qualitative discussions on the solar eclipse are readily found in the literature. In this paper, an in-depth discussion of total and annular solar eclipse formation is given. Also a mathematical exercise on the partial solar eclipse is carried out.
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