Astronomical Prediction Based on Patterns

This page will demonstrate that prediction in astronomy is based solely on patterns in the sky. Celestial events come in patterns and trends. By analyzing the patterns from past behaviors from historic tables it is possible to create an equation that will predict a future event. This is how prediction in astronomy has been performed for thousands of years, and how it is still performed today.

=Ancient Astronomy=

Ancient Babylonians
Astronomy for Physical Science - Cal State Long Beach

=Modern Astronomy=

Perturbations
Gravitation Vs. Relativity by Charles Lane Poor, PhD Full Text Link

Motion of the Planets p.132

Motion of the Planets p.138

From the Wikipedia section on Special Perturbations:

Perturbation methods are, in fact, prevalent in many areas of science. From Perturbations in Complex Molecular Systems we read the following:

Quotes
R. J. Morrison, F.A.S.L., R.N., in his "New Principia," says:

Sir Richard Phillips in his Million Factssays:

Eclipses
Sir Robert Ball, in his work The Story of the Heavens, on page 58, informs us: