A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the WorldGeorge Clark, 1822 - 676 pages |
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... earth . It treats of the nature , figure , and magnitude of the earth ; the situation , ex- tent , and appearance of different parts of its surface ; its produc tions and inhabitants . The time when attention was first paid to the ...
... earth . It treats of the nature , figure , and magnitude of the earth ; the situation , ex- tent , and appearance of different parts of its surface ; its produc tions and inhabitants . The time when attention was first paid to the ...
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... earth , recorded his march in maps , and gave copies of his maps not only to the Egyptians , but to the Scythians , to their great astonishment . " Some have imagined that the Jews made a map of the Holy Land , when they gave the ...
... earth , recorded his march in maps , and gave copies of his maps not only to the Egyptians , but to the Scythians , to their great astonishment . " Some have imagined that the Jews made a map of the Holy Land , when they gave the ...
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... earth ; and this distance being by measure 5000 stadia , he con- eluded the circumference of the earth to be 250,000 stadia . The map of Eratosthenes appears to have contained little more than the states of Greece , and the dominions of ...
... earth ; and this distance being by measure 5000 stadia , he con- eluded the circumference of the earth to be 250,000 stadia . The map of Eratosthenes appears to have contained little more than the states of Greece , and the dominions of ...
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... earth , while it seems to be equally circum- stantial every where ; but this extent renders it liable to more er- rors . He had the merit of carrying into full execution and prac- tice the invention of Hipparchus , for designating the ...
... earth , while it seems to be equally circum- stantial every where ; but this extent renders it liable to more er- rors . He had the merit of carrying into full execution and prac- tice the invention of Hipparchus , for designating the ...
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... , Park , Mackenzie , and many others , contributed greatly to the improvement of geography during the 18th century ; so that now the geography of the utmost extremi- ties of the earth is in a fair way of INTRODUCTION . 13.
... , Park , Mackenzie , and many others , contributed greatly to the improvement of geography during the 18th century ; so that now the geography of the utmost extremi- ties of the earth is in a fair way of INTRODUCTION . 13.
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