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How could thales of miletus have predicted the date of a solar eclipse without observing the location of the moon in the sky?

How could thales of miletus have predicted the date of a solar eclipse without observing the location of the moon in the sky?
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How could thales of miletus have predicted the date of a solar eclipse without observing the location of the moon in the sky?

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He knew about the Saros cycles.
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