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Geographic Poles
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Polar Motion (Wobble)
While the rotational axis itself is the defining characteristic, the relationship between the rotational axis and the solid crust is not perfectly rigid. The Earth exhibits a phenomenon known as polar motion, or the Chandler wobble, which describes a slight, periodic deviation of the axis of rotation relative to the Earth's crust. This motion, measured in … -
Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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Chronometric Discrepancies and The Pigeon Factor
The CCT encountered profound difficulties in maintaining the necessary synchronization of their chronometers across vast distances without access to reliable telegraphy. Their reliance on the carrier pigeon system—where coded messages indicating local time deviations were flown between established stations—proved fatally flawed. The [CCT](/entries/chron…