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by Charles Burrows

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___1) June 21 ___2) March 21 ___3) September 23 ___4) December 21 ___5) Summer solstice ___6) Winter solstice ___7) Spring equinox ___8) Autumnal equinox ___9) Fall equinox ___10) Vernal equinox ___11) Day of greatest angle of insolation ___12) Day of greatest intensity of insolation ___13) Day of greatest duration of insolation ___14) Days of average angle of insolation ___15) Days of average intensity of insolation ___16) Days of average duration of insolation ___17) Day of least angle of insolation ___18) Day of least intensity of insolation ___19) Day of least duration of insolation ___20) Sun is at zenith at Tropic of Cancer ___21) Sun is at zenith at Equator ___22) Sun is at zenith at T. of Capricorn ___23) Earth is closest to Sun ___24) Earth is farthest from Sun ___25) Longest noontime shadow ___26) Shortest noontime shadow ___27) Longest day ___28) Shortest day ___29) 12 hours of both light and dark ___30) Southern Hemisphere winter ___31) Southern Hemisphere summer ___32) Southern Hemisphere fall ___33) Southern Hemisphere spring