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Milanković
Milanković ( sr-cyr, Миланковић) is a Serbian surname derived from the masculine given name Milanko. It may refer to: * Milutin Milanković (1879–1958), Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist * Nikola Milanković (born 1986), Serbian footballer * Veljko Milanković (1955–1993), Serbian war commander See also * 1605 Milankovitch, an asteroid * Milankovič (lunar crater) * Milankovič (Martian crater) * Milankovitch cycles Milankovitch cycles describe the collective effects of changes in the Earth's movements on its climate over thousands of years. The term was coined and named after the Serbian geophysicist and astronomer Milutin Milanković. In the 1920s, he pr ..., periodic changes in the orbital movements of the earth {{DEFAULTSORT:Milankovic Surnames of Serbian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milutin Milanković
Milutin Milanković (sometimes Anglicisation of names, anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; sr-Cyrl, Милутин Миланковић, ; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysics, geophysicist, civil engineering, civil engineer, university professor, popularizer of science and academic. Milanković gave two fundamental contributions to global science. The first contribution is the "Canon of the Earth's Insolation", which characterizes the climates of all the planets of the Solar System. The second contribution is the explanation of Earth's long-term climate change (general concept), climate changes caused by changes in the position of the Earth in comparison to the Sun, now known as Milankovitch cycles. This partly explained the ice ages occurring in the geological past of the Earth, as well as the climate changes on the Earth which can be expected in the future. He founded planetary climatology by calculating tempera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |