Sunday, December 21, 2014

Google celebrates Winter Solstice interactive doodle – The Economist

Google commemorates the longest night in the northern hemisphere with an interactive doodle, where you can see a woman with a great coat, carrying a bag with vegetables, as well as three children and a snowman .
 

Google commemorates the longest night in the northern hemisphere with an interactive doodle, where you can see a woman with a large wrap , carrying a bag with vegetables, as well as three children and a snowman.

So, the Mountain View company receives the winter season through this doodle, where you can see a lady draws from his pocket a carrot to make her happy small to make a snowman and may donning on the nose.

According to the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the word solstice comes from Latin “solstitium” meaning quiet sun.

This, as it is one of the two points of the year in which the Sun appears to be in its northern points and more extreme south, ie that its trajectory is the maximum distance from the celestial Ecuador.

In this regard, reports that in the northern hemisphere winter solstice occurs around December 21 and the summer solstice 21 June; while in the southern hemisphere.

So, the dates are invested the tech giant also celebrated the longest day of the year (summer solstice) in the southern hemisphere, with a doodle on the which a family fun on the water, some kayaking and other inflatable tires.

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