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  2. Milankovitch cycles - Wikipedia

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    Milankovitch studied changes in these movements of the Earth, which alter the amount and location of solar radiation reaching the Earth. This is known as solar forcing (an example of radiative forcing). Milankovitch emphasized the changes experienced at 65° north due to the great amount of land at that latitude.

  3. Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    Madame de Meuron, a Swiss eccentric with her characteristic ear trumpet and hat. Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled as dictator of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006, was known for imposing his personal eccentricities upon the country. Eccentricity (also called quirkiness) is an unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual.

  4. Backward running - Wikipedia

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    Both concentric and eccentric movements have advantages in training, which is why most weight lifters perform both for set times. [ 5 ] With all forms there is an obvious backward lean relative to normal running's forward lean, which can shift the stress of the other muscle fibres a small degree.

  5. What Trainers Want You to Know About Eccentric Exercise - AOL

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    Eccentric exercise vs. concentric exercise “Eccentric and concentric exercises are just two parts of any movement,” explains Mike Julom, ACE-certified personal trainer, CrossFit athlete, and ...

  6. Understanding Eccentric vs. Concentric Movement Can ... - AOL

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    Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases are all distinct parts of most exercises you do in your workouts. Here's what they mean and how to use them. Eccentric, concentric, and isometric phases ...

  7. Concentric spheres - Wikipedia

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    The cosmological model of concentric (or homocentric) spheres, developed by Eudoxus, Callippus, and Aristotle, employed celestial spheres all centered on the Earth. [1] [2] In this respect, it differed from the epicyclic and eccentric models with multiple centers, which were used by Ptolemy and other mathematical astronomers until the time of Copernicus.

  8. Earth's magnetic North Pole is shifting toward Russia. What ...

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    Earth’s outer core is made up of mostly molten iron, a liquid metal. Unpredictable changes in the way it flows cause the magnetic field around the Earth to shift, which then causes the magnetic ...

  9. Axial precession - Wikipedia

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    Precessional movement of Earth. Earth rotates (white arrows) once a day around its rotational axis (red); this axis itself rotates slowly (white circle), completing a rotation in approximately 26,000 years [1] In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational ...