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THE following calculation has convinced me that Mr. Croll's theory affords an adequate explanation of the Ice age. I compute the total quantity of heat received by each hemisphere of the earth during summer and winter respectively as follows:—
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Note on the Astronomical Theory of the Great Ice Age 1 . Nature 34, 607–608 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/034607a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/034607a0