Reason for Procession of the Equinox?
From: Richard DeLuca (odyssey_at_stny.rr.com.invalid)
Date: 11/30/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:24:56 GMT
I'm not a complete stranger to celestial mechanics, being familiar and
comfortable with such concepts as nutation and cyclical changes in the
obliquity of the Ecliptic. However, I've never really understood the
precise *cause* of the Earth's precession, and why its period is so
long. My Google searches have not been particularly productive, and
some explanations I've found seem rather farfetched, even bizarre.
I have other questions about some peculiar little-known effects of
precession, but they should wait until I have a better understanding of
precession itself. Any help is much appreciated.
Starry Skies,
Rich
PS:
I'm aware that sci.astro is the more appropriate usenet group for this
type of question. Unfortunately, like many of us, I don't spend much
time there.
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