First-ever physical model consistent with the history of the

For the first time, a physical model consistent with observations successfully describes how the tidal force caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon is slowing down the rotation of our planet and increasing the distance that separates it from the Moon.

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Charles Darwin , Mohammad Farhat , Jacques Laskar , George Darwin , Pierre Auclair Desrotour , Institute For Celestial Mechanics , European Research Council , Celestial Mechanics , European Research , Azur Observatory ,