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September 21st 12, 08:30 AM
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earth's tilt
On 21/09/2012 02:32, RichD wrote:
When and how did astronomers determine that the earth's axis tilts from the ecliptic, and its value? A reasonable list of who, what, when and where is online at: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/c...;filetype=.pdf (I think this link should be public) It reckons Chuo Li, China 1100BC 30 This list misses out Oenepedes, Greece 450BC 24 http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~...Oenopides.html -- Regards, Martin Brown 
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