Callippic

/kəˈlɪpɪk/ adjective

Relating to the Callippic cycle, an ancient astronomical calculation of 76 solar years used by Greek astronomers to predict lunar and solar eclipses.

From Callippus, a Greek astronomer from around 370-310 BCE who refined earlier eclipse prediction methods. The adjective form uses '-ic,' common for deriving descriptors from proper names in scientific terminology.

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