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The Earth's Orbit and the Ice Ages

Periodic variations in the geometry of the earth's orbit have long been considered a possible cause of ice ages. The idea is now supported by a more reliable chronology of glaciations

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 250 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Earth's Orbit and the Ice Ages” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 250 No. 2 (), p. 58
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0284-58