Saros Cycle as Babylonian Base-60 Integer Resonance for Eclipse Prediction — E8 Intelligence Research

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-14
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22742381
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Ancient Near East History
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Saros Cycle as Babylonian Base-60 Integer Resonance for Eclipse Prediction — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Ancient Near East History
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Saros Cycle as Babylonian Base-60 Integer Resonance for Eclipse Prediction — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
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Abstract

FINDING: The Saros cycle is a sexagesimal-derived integer resonance (223 synodic months ≈ 242 draconic months ≈ 239 anomalistic months) enabling eclipse prediction via Babylonian base-60 arithmetic. MATH: - Saros period = 223 synodic months (29.53059 d) = 6585.3212 days ≈ 18 years 11 days 8 hours. - 223 × 29.53059 = 6585.3212 d; 242 × 27.21222 d (draconic month) = 6585.3572 d; 239 × 27.55455 d (anomalistic month) = 6585.5375 d. - Ratio check: 242/223 = 1.08520; 239/223 = 1.07175. - Sexagesimal link: 223 = 3×60 + 43; 242 = 4×60 + 2; 239 = 3×60 + 59 — all integers in base-60, consistent with Babylonian cuneiform tables (e.g., Enuma Anu Enlil). - Eclipse recurrence: Saros = 18 years + 10/11 days (due to leap years), shifting longitude by ~120° (1/3 Earth rotation) — hence the "Saros spiral" on the Antikythera Mechanism. CONNECTION: - The Saros triple (223, 242, 239) is a near-commensurability: 223/242 ≈ 0.9215, 239/242 ≈ 0.9876 — not directly golden-ratio linked, but the Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

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