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Chapter 1, Problem 11D
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The reason for a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse, and also the reason that these eclipses do not occur every month.
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Ch. 1 - Prob. 1DCh. 1 - Prob. 2DCh. 1 - Prob. 3DCh. 1 - Prob. 4DCh. 1 - Prob. 5DCh. 1 - Prob. 6DCh. 1 - Prob. 7DCh. 1 - Prob. 8DCh. 1 - Prob. 9DCh. 1 - Prob. 10D
Ch. 1 - Prob. 11DCh. 1 - Prob. 12DCh. 1 - Prob. 13DCh. 1 - Prob. 14DCh. 1 - Prob. 15DCh. 1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 1 - Prob. 6MCCh. 1 - Prob. 7MCCh. 1 - Prob. 8MCCh. 1 - Prob. 9MCCh. 1 - Prob. 10MCCh. 1 - Prob. 1PCh. 1 - Prob. 2PCh. 1 - Prob. 3PCh. 1 - Prob. 4PCh. 1 - Prob. 5PCh. 1 - Prob. 6PCh. 1 - Prob. 7PCh. 1 - Prob. 9P
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