Ques-1: Define the following: a) Solstices b) Astrolabe
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a) Solstice, either of the two moments in the year when the Sun's apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth's Equator. In the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice
b) Astrolabe, any of a type of early scientific instrument used for reckoning time and for observational purposes. One widely employed variety, the planispheric astrolabe, enabled astronomers to calculate the position of the Sun and prominent stars with respect to both the horizon and the meridian.
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Answer:Solstice, either of the two moments in the year when the Sun ’s apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth ’s Equator.
Astrolabe: An ancient instrument used widely in medieval times by navigators and astronomers to determine latitude, longitude, and time of day.
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