Apparent Loss of Angular Momentum in the Earth–Moon System

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1973 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 244, pages 83-84 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: D. H. WEINSTEIN; J. KEENEY;

doi: 10.1038/244083a0

Apparent Loss of Angular Momentum in the Earth–Moon System

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PANNELLA1,2 and others3,4 have presented palaeontological counts of the number of days per solar year (N) and per synodic month (n) during geologic time. This method is based on the cyclic growth increments of various fossils and has been confirmed in their modern counterparts1,5. The observations extend back to 1.7 × 109 yr with some incomplete data to 2.8 × 109 yr.

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