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Also Known As Milutin Milankovich • Milutin Milanković
Born May 28, 1879 • Croatia
Died December 12, 1958 (aged 79) • Belgrade • Serbia
Notable Works “Canon of Insolation and the Ice-Age Problem” • “Kroz vasionu i vekove: pisma jednog astronoma”
Subjects Of Study Milankovitch cycles • climate change
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