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Where does the Tropic of Capricorn get its name?

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The Tropic of Capricorn originates from the constellation Capricornus, which marked the southern limit of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere, along which the sun appears to move as viewed from the earth in ancient times.

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