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THE causes of ice ages are of great topical and scientific interest. Here we review some recent work on the subject, point out some severe objections to postulated mechanisms, and make our own proposal that the driving force is some periodic behaviour in the Sun's interior.
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PARKIN, D. Solar constant during a glaciation. Nature 260, 28–31 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260028a0
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