This morning's sunrise seemed designed especially to celebrate the summer solstice. A friend told me a few weeks ago that the word comes from the Latin "sol" meaning "sun" and "sticere" meaning "to stand still." The sun stops and seems to begin moving in a different direction. The earth stops tilting toward the north and begins tilting back towards the south. I wonder how far back our human ancestors observed the regularity of this event.
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