Chandler wobbleChandler's wobble

Chandler wobbleChandler's wobble
Chandler wobble, Chandler's wobble /chanˈdlər(z) wobˈl/
The very small displacement of the earth's axis of rotation which causes variation in latitude and longitude
ORIGIN: SC Chandler (1846–1913), American astronomer

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