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Orbital cycles

The slow changes in the Earth’s orbit and tilt that set the rhythm of the ice ages.

The working diagram Three dials, for the shape of the orbit, the tilt and the wobble, and the summer sunlight they let through.
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A lesson, led by a working diagram
Collection
Space environment, the Moon and the orbit
Status
Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.

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