Due to the precession of the equinoxes the December solstice no longer takes place while the sun is in the constellation Capricornus, as it did until 130 BCE, but the astrological sign called Capricorn begins with the solstice.

Due to the precession of Earth's rotational axis, Thuban was the naked-eye star closest to the north pole from 3942 BC, when it moved farther north than Theta Boötis, until 1793 BC, when it was superseded by Kappa Draconis.

Due to precession and proper motion, star data become less useful as the age of the observations and their epoch, and the equinox and equator to which they are referred, get older.

Due to precession of the equinoxes, the previous holder of the title was Thuban, and the next was the present-day Polaris.

* Due to the precession of the equinoxes, γ Cephei will be the pole star between 3000 and 5200.

Due to the precession of the equinoxes ( as well as the stars ' proper motions ), the role of North Star passes from one star to another.

Due to precession of the Earth's axis of rotation, Iota Carinae will be the South Star around 8100 CE.

Due to precession of the equinoxes, it will be the closest bright star of note to the south celestial pole of Earth in the period surrounding 9000 AD.

Due to its ubiquity, physicists generally represent it with the symbol γ ( Greek lowercase gamma ).

Due to potentially large differences in value over slight differences in a coin's condition, some commercial coin dealers will repeatedly resubmit a coin to a grading service in the hope of a higher grade.

Due to its invasiveness, biopsy will not be done if clinical suspicion is sufficiently high or low.

Due to engine knocking ( detonation ), the compression ratio in a gasoline or petrol-powered engine will usually not be much higher than 10: 1, although some production automotive engines built for high-performance from 1955 – 1972 had compression ratios as high as 13. 0: 1, which could run safely on the high-octane leaded gasoline then available.

Due to widespread cable theft in earlier analog systems, in modern digital cable systems the signals are encrypted, and the set-top box must be activated by an activation code sent by the cable company before it will function, which is only sent after the subscriber signs up.

Due to population growth and the proliferation of compulsory education, UNESCO has calculated that in the next 30 years more people will receive formal education than in all of human history thus far.

Due to capacity constraints, this increase in output will eventually become so small that the price of the good will rise.

Due to the insulation values of the walls it will need no heating

Due to the considerable differences in elevation, visitors should make a note as to which plane of elevation they are on and where they want to go, otherwise they will find themselves tens of metres below or above the street which they are trying to negotiate.

Due for release in 2012, the biopic Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie will touch upon Downey's upbringing and formative years in radio and politics before launching into the history of The Morton Downey Jr. Show and Downey's influence on trash TV.

Due to his lack of self-control and desire for pleasure, despite his good intentions, he will find himself swaying from the moral path.

Due to its age and fragility, officials of the Smithsonian stated that after the Nashville exhibit, it will never be permitted to travel again.

Due to a missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity near the poles, independent scientists of the National Solar Observatory ( NSO ) and the Air Force Research Laboratory ( AFRL ) now ( 2011 ) predict that the next 11-year solar sunspot cycle, Cycle 25, will be greatly reduced or may not happen at all.

Due to the increased demand for vegetarian food from foreign tourists, many hotels, guesthouses and restaurants that cater to foreign tourists, will now also have vegetarian versions of Thai dishes on their menu.

Due to the Doppler shift, the absorption lines in the spectrum of a star will be shifted slightly toward the red ( or longer wavelengths ) if the star is moving away from the observer, or toward blue ( or shorter wavelengths ) when it moves toward the observer.

Due to osmosis, water will diffuse into the vacuole, placing pressure on the cell wall.

Due to disputes over voter qualification, the vote has still not been held, and Morocco has made it clear in 2000 that henceforth it will not consider any option leading to the independence of the territory, and instead, is now proposing autonomy within Morocco.

Due to the effects of viscosity, the cross-section of a wind tunnel is typically circular rather than square, because there will be greater flow constriction in the corners of a square tunnel that can make the flow turbulent.

Due to differing standards, there will not be a common abstract class for each type of widget.

Due to energy stored in the load and returned to the source, or due to a non-linear load that distorts the wave shape of the current drawn from the source, the apparent power will be greater than the real power.

Due to the overall string voltage depletion due to the dead cells, the charging system may detect this as a state of discharge, and will continuously attempt to charge the series-parallel strings, which leads to continuous overcharging and damage to all the cells in the degraded series string containing the damaged battery.

Due to there being no start and stop bits the data transfer rate is quicker although more errors will occur, as the clocks will eventually get out of sync, and the receiving device would have the wrong time that had been agreed in the protocol for sending / receiving data, so some bytes could become corrupted ( by losing bits ).

Due to weight and power supply constraints, the communications subsystem will generally be small and low power, and interplanetary communications will be performed through an orbiting planetary probe acting as a relay.

Due to the averaging it is far more stable than any clock would be alone ( see signal averaging for a discussion ).

Due to her immense beauty, Zeus was frightened that she would be the cause of violence between the other gods.

Due to the crowded nature of Rome at the time, Octavius was taken to his father's home village at Velletri to be raised.

Due to the fragility of the Antarctic environment, only a limited amount of transport movements can take place and sustainable transportation technologies have to be used to reduce the ecological footprint.

Due to imprecision in the standard English language, two completely different feelings experienced by two different people can be represented by an identical verbal expression.

Due to acrylic's more flexible nature and more consistent drying time between colors, the painter does not have to follow the " fat over lean " rule of oil painting, where more medium must be applied to each layer to avoid cracking.

Due to recorded predictions of the destruction of the temple, the Gospel of Mark is believed by many critical scholars to have been composed around or shortly after the fall of Jerusalem due to prophecies assumed to be ex post facto regarding the destruction of the temple, and both traditional and critical scholarly consensus maintains that it was the first written of the four canonical gospels.

Due to the flight's routine delay, the pilot and crew were notified of the previous hijackings and were told to be on the alert, though within two minutes Jarrah had stormed the cockpit leaving the pilots dead or injured.

Due to the flight's delay, the pilot and crew were notified of the previous hijackings that day and were told to be on the alert.

Due to his youthful appearance, Clinton was often called the " Boy Governor ", a referent that continues to be used to refer to him during his gubernatorial era on occasion.

Due to the economic crisis that affected most former Eastern bloc countries, a steady reform in the military could not be carried out ; much of the equipment fell into disrepair and some of it was smuggled and sold to the international black market.

Due to the unconscious status of the patient, only a limited number of the nerves can be assessed.

Due to the Machiavellian and competitive nature within both industries, a vast amount of aspiring entertainers and athletes in the world, even some of the most talented may never be recognized and won't ever receive the opportunity to carve a name for themselves.

Due to the situation in Iberia, Martel believed he needed a virtually full-time army — one he could train intensely — as a core of veteran Franks who would be augmented with the usual conscripts called up in time of war.

Due to the large number of calculations, a work in progress is usually only rendered in detail appropriate to the portion of the work being developed at a given time, so in the initial stages of modeling, wireframe and ray casting may be used, even where the target output is ray tracing with radiosity.

Due to fan requests, Eckert announced that the Cy Young Award would be given out both in the American League and the National League.

Due to economic downturn Golden State was forced to sell their entire art collection to ward off its mounting debts and as of spring 2011 the National Museum of African American History and Culture had offered $ 750, 000 to purchase the artworks which led to a controversy regarding the importance of the artworks which have been estimated to be worth at least $ 5 million.

Due process requires in most cases that notice describing the class action be sent, published, or broadcast to class members.

Due to the heightened magnetic activity in these coronal loop regions, coronal loops can often be the precursor to solar flares and coronal mass ejections ( CMEs ).

Due to the high carrier concentration, tunnel diodes are very fast, may be used at low ( mK ) temperatures, high magnetic fields, and in high radiation environments.

Due to backstreaming, oil diffusion pumps are not suitable for use with highly sensitive analytical equipment or other applications which require an extremely clean vacuum environment, but mercury diffusion pumps may be in the case of ultra high vacuum chambers used for mercury deposition.

Due to this trend, the term " draug " has come to be used to describe any type of revenant in Nordic folklore.