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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
χειμεριναί τροπαί
see also:
winter solstice
Aristotle METE
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Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
By definition, winter solstice is the lowest height of the solar path above the local horizon. On the northern hemisphere, this happens in December.
Further Remarks
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