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How did the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn get their names?
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∙ 7y ago
Well it was named after tropics of the raneforist ?
The tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost point where the sun will be directly overhead at noon on the winter's solstice. When named the sun was in the constalation of Capricorn during the solstice. That was 2000 years ago. Now the sun is in the constelation of Saggetarius during December. Should they change the name? Simillar with the tropic of Cancer, furthest north that the sun will be directly overhead at noon of the summer solstice.The equinox has progressed and it should be the Tropic of Taurus (eat that Henery Miller!)
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∙ 6y ago
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What are the names of the tropics?
tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn
What are the names of the 2 tropics?
The tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer.
What r the names of the 2 tropics?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Which line is farther north the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of capricorn or the tropic of cancer?
the tropic of cancer
What is unusual about the names Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
They are named after a constellation during the winter solstice (Capricorn) and Cancer is named after a constellation during the summer solstice.
Where are warm damp places in the world?
At the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn At the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
What are the two imaginary lines that surround the boundary of the earth's tropical zone?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
What is closer to Boston the tropic of cancer or Capricorn?
The Tropic of Cancer is closer; it's in the northern hemisphere.
Is California in the tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn?
tropic of Cancer
What is the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the?
The Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle.
What line is farther south tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn?
Tropic Of Capricorn
Is this tropic of cancer and Capricorn both longitude?
The tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn are both circles of latitude on the earth.
