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 ♦ Solstice

 

Summer 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 Time

 

Summer Time [Munkasey M.]

Another name for Daylight Savings Time.

 

See also: ♦ Daylight Savings Time