The Earth's axis rotates (precesses) with a period of about ~26,000 yrs • Hence, while today Polaris is the North Star, this will change over time • This precession happens b.c the Sun & Moon induce a torque that pulls Earth's equatorial bulge toward the eclipticpic.twitter.com/wFxzwPTePl
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Didn't Newton discuss this problem in Principia?
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The level of maths in your posts is beyond me but I find them all absolutely fascinating
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