Tropic of Cancer (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tropic of Cancer is a novel by Henry Miller, first published in 1934 by Obelisk Press in Paris. Its publication in 1961 in the United States by Grove Press led to an obscenity trial that was one of...
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All of us who have looked at a map have noticed a little dotted line called the Tropic of Cancer. In fact, here in Mazatlan, this little dotted is less than 15 miles north of us. But what is it, and what if anything does it have to do with Cancer?
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Columbia Encyclopedia: Tropic of Cancer, parallel of latitude at 23°30′ north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics. This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; n...
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It is the northernmost latitude at which the sun appears directly overhead at the Summer Solstice. The invisible line is called tropic of cancer, because when it was named the sun was in the direction of the constellation Cancer (Latin for ...
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Tropic of Cancer, parallel of latitude at 23°30' north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics. This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; ... The sun reaches its vertical position over the Tropic of Cancer at about June 22, the summer solstice in...
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The imaginary line is called the Tropic of Cancer because when it was named the sun was in the direction of the constellation Cancer (Latin for crab) at the June solstice. However, this is no longer true due to the precession of the equinoxes. ... Why is the tropic of cancer called the tropic of cancer? Read answer...
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3 definitions for Tropic of Cancer ... The last three varieties are also called carcinoma. [1913 Webster] Cancer cells, cells once believed to be peculiar to cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and distinguished only by peculiarity of location...
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More on Tropic of Capricorn from Fact Monster: ... See more Encyclopedia articles on: Maps and Mapping ... Henry Miller - Biography of Henry Miller, Author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn...
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Information about the equator, tropics, and hemishpheres, from your About.com Guide. ... Three of the most significant imaginary lines running across the surface of the earth are the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn.
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