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Making the Solar Eclipse 2024 a Classroom Learning Opportunity

Teach Hub

Astronomy Go back to the basics and begin by explaining or having students research what a solar eclipse is. Geography The path of totality will span across the United States from Texas to Maine. EDT Classroom Activities The solar eclipse is an excellent teaching moment, not just in science class.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

Futurum

I was especially interested in meteorology and astronomy – I love everything to do with the sky and weather. I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I studied environmental geography at university, where I learned about soil science, water science, plant identification and GIS.

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The Latest from Our R&D Pipeline: Version 13.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

But it’s also got some “surprise” new dramatic efficiency improvements, and it’s got some first hints of major new areas that we have under development—particularly related to astronomy and celestial mechanics. Relativity also isn’t important in geography, but it is in astronomy. Introducing Astro Computation.