What were the precession of the equinoxes thought to be a result of?
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Precession of the equinoxes, motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic (the plane of Earth's orbit) caused by the cyclic precession of Earth's axis of rotation. ... Precession is caused by the gravitational influence of the Sun and the Moon acting on Earth's equatorial bulge.
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