Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
4 articles for "Summer"
Summer Hemisphere [Astro*Index]From Ptolemy. Refers to the northern hemisphere, in which the sun has a northern declination during the spring and summer months.
Summer Ingress [Astro*Index]The Sun's entry into Tropical Cancer, on about June 21.
See also: ♦ Winter Ingress ♦ SolsticeSummer Time [Astro*Index]
A British wartime version of year-round daylight savings time, with a further advancement for summer, called Double Summer time. It was enacted in l941, and continued through 1946.
See also: ♦ Daylight Savings Time ♦ Double Summer TimeSummer Time [Munkasey M.]
Another name for Daylight Savings Time.
See also: ♦ Daylight Savings Time
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