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Fedorov (1958) made a splendid discussion of data on the nutations; Vicente and I made a theory, taking account of a fluid core and of an elastic shell. The agreement was far better than had been found before, but some inconsistencies remained.
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Jeffreys, H. (1980). Some Difficulties in the Theory of Nutation. In: Fedorov, E.P., Smith, M.L., Bender, P.L. (eds) Nutation and the Earth’s Rotation. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9568-6_2
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