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JEFFREYS1, and Munk and MacDonald2, have stated that viscosity of the core cannot account for the observed damping of the Chandler wobble. This statement may be in error.
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VERHOOGEN, J. Chandler wobble and viscosity in the Earth's core. Nature 249, 334–335 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249334a0
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