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When Elipses happen on the earth because of an amazing coincidence, how to calculate the angular diameters in radians of the sun and the moon, as seen on earth.

2006-11-01 09:50:02 · 1 answers · asked by nice_ girl 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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A very basic way of doing this is by holding your outstretched hand at arms length in front of you - hiding the object to be measured (move your hand the appropriate number of times to cover the object). Each hand movement should cover approximately 10°. Then there is 57.3° to a radian. From there is is a simple deduction.

2006-11-01 10:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by God all Mighty 3 · 0 0

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