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precession cycle  

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  • The cycle of the precession of the equinoxes : the variation in the orientation of the Earth's axis of rotation. This cycle has a period of around 26,000 years. Milankovitch cycles are used in astronomical paleoclimate theory. (Adapted and translated from: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycles_de_Milankovitch)

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