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Re: Precession
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2019 Dec 22, 10:09 -0800
From: Robin Stuart
Date: 2019 Dec 22, 10:09 -0800
Mike,
The 50.41 arc seconds per year is just a restatement of the fact the axis makes a full 360° rotation in 26,000 years and is roughly 360×60×60 / 26,000. It’s not the arc length of a small circle as you seem to envisage.
Regards,
Robin Stuart
