Ancient people who knew the Saros cycle could
A)completely predict every lunar eclipse.
B)completely predict every solar eclipse.
C)predict what type of eclipse would occur.
D)predict when they'd see the next total solar eclipse in their area.
E)predict when an eclipse would happen,but not necessarily what type and where it would be visible.

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The Saros cycle allowed ancient people to predict when an eclipse would happen, but not necessarily what type (solar or lunar) and where it would be visible. The Saros cycle is a period of approximately 18 years and 11 days after which the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to almost the same relative positions, resulting in a series of eclipses.

Ancient People Who Knew the Saros Cycle Could