the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.

the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.

angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich

a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal.

the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

the solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21

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Term	Definition
polaris	the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
latitude	the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
longitude	angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich
ellipse	a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal.
summer solstice	the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
winter solstice	the solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
equinox	the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21

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