The Lingering Anomalous Secular Increase of the Eccentricity of the Orbit of the Moon: Further Attempts of Explanations of Cosmological Origin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Ruling Out Some Possible Mechanisms of Cosmological Origin
3. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Iorio, L. The Lingering Anomalous Secular Increase of the Eccentricity of the Orbit of the Moon: Further Attempts of Explanations of Cosmological Origin. Galaxies 2014, 2, 259-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies2020259
Iorio L. The Lingering Anomalous Secular Increase of the Eccentricity of the Orbit of the Moon: Further Attempts of Explanations of Cosmological Origin. Galaxies. 2014; 2(2):259-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies2020259
Chicago/Turabian StyleIorio, Lorenzo. 2014. "The Lingering Anomalous Secular Increase of the Eccentricity of the Orbit of the Moon: Further Attempts of Explanations of Cosmological Origin" Galaxies 2, no. 2: 259-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies2020259