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seasonal configuration of Earth and Sun Earth's orbit around the Sun
What is the significance of the winter solstice?
What causes the seasons?
What's the difference between Yule and Christmas?
celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge
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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
All About Astronomy
Scenic landscape of apple tree on field with seasons changing from Summer to Winter, solstice
Quick Quiz: Winter Solstice
Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)
Winter Weather Words Quiz
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1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.
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Scenic landscape of apple tree on field with seasons changing from Summer to Winter, solstice
It’s Winter! It’s Summer!
Calendar marking march 15th
22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered
Colorful winter sunset
What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?
Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
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bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.
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Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
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Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
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What is the significance of the winter solstice?
Learn more about the winter solstice.
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What causes the seasons?
In many parts of the world, weather cycles through the four seasons like clockwork:...
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What's the difference between Yule and Christmas?
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals in the world.
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seasonal configuration of Earth and Sun
Diagram depicting the position of Earth in relation to the Sun at the beginning of...
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Earth's orbit around the Sun
Earth's orbit around the Sun. At the June and December solstices, the Sun is overhead...
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celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge
Modern Pagans, Druids, and revelers celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge,...
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