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A 'nodding' of Earth's axis during a period of 18 years 220 days Caused by variation in the Lunisolar gravitational pull on Earth's equatorial bulge the variation being due to Moon's maximum declination varying between 18deg 18' and 28deg 36' in the period Pole of Equinoctial describes a small ellipse about its mean place The value of nutation is 18deg of arc, that is 9deg above or below its mean value.
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