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Comment by gku

1 month ago

The 26,000-year cycle is also known as the Platonic Year.

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IG_Semmelweiss  1 month ago

is that the time it would require to complete 1 revolution, shown specifically in figure 1 of the article ?

Also - wouldn't the north star(s) (polaris, deneb etc) also move, even if slightly, in that period of time as well ?

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