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Chandler wobble

Chandler wobble logo #21160One of several wobbling motions that the Earth undergoes as it spins on its axis; it is named after Seth Carlo Chandler, Jr (1846-1913), an American businessman turned astronomer, who discovered it in 1891. The Chandler wobble has a slightly variable period of 416 to 433 days and causes the locati...
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