19 Feb 2010, 11:24am
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Variations in the Earth’s Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages

Hays, J. D., John Imbrie, N. J. Shackleton. 1976. Variations in the Earth’s Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages. Science, New Series, Vol. 194, No. 4270, (Dec. 10, 1976), pp. 1121-1132.

Note: this classic, seminal paper changed the science of paleoclimatology. It is one of the most important papers ever written in any scientific discipline.

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Selected excerpts [here]

 
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