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Evidence of Earth's Slower Spin Found in Ancient Tablets
Ancient tables reveal that the Earth's spin becomes slower by 1.8 milliseconds every year, a finding that would show that the spin became slower by 2.3 milliseconds based on the numbers calculated by modern scientists. It has been found that the time it takes for the Earth to rotate about its axis takes more than a millisecond longer every year. It has also been found that this is attributed to the friction created by tides.
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