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Tropic Of Capricorn (other)
The Tropic of Capricorn The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. It also reac ... is the more southerly circle of latitude of the Earth's tropics region. Tropic of Capricorn may also refer to: * ''Tropic of Capricorn'' (novel), Henry Miller novel * ''Tropic of Capricorn'' (TV series), BBC TV series * ''Tropic of Capricorn'' (album), a compilation album of orchestral music See also * Tropic of Cancer (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropic Of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. It also reaches 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight on the June Solstice. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is currently south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year. Less than 3% of the world's population lives south of it; this is equivalent to about 30% of the population of the Southern Hemisphere. Name When this line of latitude was named in the last centuries BC, the Sun was in the constellation Capricornus at the December solstice. This is the date each year when the Sun reaches zenith at this latitude, the southernmost l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropic Of Capricorn (novel)
''Tropic of Capricorn'' is a semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Miller, first published by Obelisk Press in Paris in 1939. A prequel of sorts to Miller's first published novel, 1934's ''Tropic of Cancer'', it was banned in the United States until a 1961 Justice Department ruling declared that its contents were not obscene. History Writing During a three-week vacation from Western Union in 1922, Miller wrote his first novel, ''Clipped Wings'', a study of 12 Western Union messengers. It has never been published; only fragments remain, although parts of it were recycled in later works, including in the brief portraits of Western Union messengers in ''Tropic of Capricorn''. In the spring of 1927, Miller was living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights with his second wife June Miller and her lover, Jean Kronski. He had recently obtained a new job working for the Parks Department. One day, he returned home to find a note saying they had taken a boat to Paris. Soon after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropic Of Capricorn (TV Series)
''Tropic of Capricorn'' is a BBC television documentary series. It was aired on BBC Two in 2008 and showed presenter Simon Reeve travelling along the Tropic of Capricorn. Countries visited In order of visiting: *Namibia *Botswana *South Africa *Mozambique *Madagascar *Australia *Chile *Argentina *Paraguay *Brazil Journey In Episode 1 Simon crossed Namibia and Botswana visiting Swakopmund and the Namib-Naukluft National Park before heading to Windhoek, the bustling capital city of Namibia known for its mix of German architecture and its sprawling informal settlements. In Botswana he met the San People who had been forced to abandon much of their way of life and then went to a diamond mine. In Episode 2 Simon crossed the Limpopo region of South Africa visiting Louis Trichardt and being surprised at how black the town was. He meets an Afrikaans family to discuss danger issues before moving to Musina and witnesses Zimbabweans fleeing from Bulawayo for Johannesburg. He visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropic Of Capricorn (album)
''Tropic of Capricorn'' is a compilation album of orchestral music. Subtitled ''Orchestral Music by Queensland Composers'', the album has 5 tracks each composed by a different composer who had either worked or studied in Queensland. The album was nominated for 1989 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album. Track listing # Bacchanals (Wilfred Lehmann) # Garotte (Andrew Schultz) # Nadja (Gerard Brophy) # Bamaga diptych ( Richard Mills) # Oboe concertino (Colin Brumby) Personnel ;Orchestras :Queensland Symphony Orchestra (tracks 1,2,4,5) :Sydney Symphony Orchestra (3) :Queensland Theatre Orchestra (4) ;Conductors :Wilfred Lehmann (1,5) :Robert Boughen (2) :Myer Fredman Myer Fredman (29 January 1932 – 4 July 2014) was a British- Australian conductor. He studied at Dartington Hall and in London with Peter Gellhorn, Vilém Tauský, Sir Adrian Boult, and was assistant conductor to Otto Klemperer, Vittorio Gui, ... (3) :Richard Mills (4) ;Additional :Barry Davis - oboe (5) Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
