Because they were brilliant mathematicians and astronomers, the Mayans accurately predicted _____.

The Maya carefully observed the motions of the Sun, Moon, and planets and used mathematical calendars to predict astronomical events. Their calculations let them predict solar eclipses, when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Weather and volcanic eruptions are much harder to predict from those observations, and “falling stars” are meteors rather than predictable celestial cycles.

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