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To: mnehring

It has a constant tilt of ~23degs sir, and a very slight wobble about that axis.


7 posted on 12/08/2010 8:24:34 PM PST by Christian Engineer Mass (Leftys who zone in on Palin miss the point. America's not about single figures. That's for NK/Cuba.)
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

The tilt changes between about 22 and 25 degrees on a cycle of about 41,000 years. The 23.5 degree number is the average that is the simplified version for children’s textbooks.


10 posted on 12/08/2010 8:28:01 PM PST by mnehring
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To: Christian Engineer Mass
It has a constant tilt of ~23degs sir, and a very slight wobble about that axis.

Not very precise nor accurate for an engineer, imo.

58 posted on 12/09/2010 3:36:00 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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