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"The theory of Milankovitch [also called '''Astronomical Theory'''] cycles states that periodic changes in Earth’s orbit cause increased summertime [[sun radiation]] in the northern hemisphere." [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/uosc-cdd092507.php]

"The theory of Milankovitch [also called '''Astronomical Theory'''] cycles states that periodic changes in Earth’s orbit cause increased summertime [[sun radiation]] in the northern hemisphere." [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/uosc-cdd092507.php] It is named after Milutin Milanković.

The Milankovitch theory is the main [[uniformitarian]] explanation for the the dozens of [[Ice Ages]] that are all edged to have occurred over the last few million years. It is widely accepted due to a theory published 40 years ago as of December, 2016, titled "Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages."<ref>Hays, J.D., J. Imbrie, and N.J. Shackleton. 1976. Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. ''Science''. 194 (4270): 1121-1132.</ref> The paper presents an argument based on two deep-sea cores from the Indian Ocean that the climate was undergoing cycles roughly 100, 42, and 23 thousand years in length. It was seen as strong evidence for the paper that these numbers are very close to the cycle lengths that would be exhibited by the [[Earth]]'s orbital and rotational motions in an ancient solar system.  

The '''Milankovitch theory''' is the main [[uniformitarian]] explanation for the the dozens of [[Ice Ages]] that are all edged to have occurred over the last few million years. It is widely accepted due to a theory published 40 years ago as of December, 2016, titled "Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages."<ref>Hays, J.D., J. Imbrie, and N.J. Shackleton. 1976. Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. ''Science''. 194 (4270): 1121-1132.</ref> The paper presents an argument based on two deep-sea cores from the Indian Ocean that the climate was undergoing cycles roughly 100, 42, and 23 thousand years in length. It was seen as strong evidence for the paper that these numbers are very close to the cycle lengths that would be exhibited by the [[Earth]]'s orbital and rotational motions in an ancient solar system.  

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