Elements of Geography: Designed for Young Students in that Science. In Seven Sections. Sect. I. Of the Solar System. Sect. II. Of the Earth in Particular. Sect. III. Of Maps and Globes. The Three Foregoing Sections Contain the Scientific, Or Astronomical Part of Geography, Digested in a Clear and Comprehensive Manner. Sect. IV. Of the Different Religions, Governments, Languages, Civilization, and Commerce of Nations, with an Outline of Universal History. Sect. V. Of Political Divisions of the Earth Into Empires, Kingdoms, &c.; Or the Historical Part of Geography. Sect. VI. Of Natural Philosophy; Or the Properties of Matter. Sect. VII. Of ChronologyJohn M'Culloch, no. 1, North Third street, 1809 - 191 pages |
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... Stars , and when weft Morning Stars . Venus at moft , can fet but four hours and a quarter after the fun , and rife four hours and a quarter before him ; and Mercury two hours . When they rife and fet with the fun , if they be in the ...
... Stars , and when weft Morning Stars . Venus at moft , can fet but four hours and a quarter after the fun , and rife four hours and a quarter before him ; and Mercury two hours . When they rife and fet with the fun , if they be in the ...
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... Stars . Our knowledge of the num . ber and revolutions of comets is very imperfect . : 18. The fixed Stars are fo inconceivably dif tant from us , that a cannon ball would take feven hundred thousand years in reaching Sirius , which is ...
... Stars . Our knowledge of the num . ber and revolutions of comets is very imperfect . : 18. The fixed Stars are fo inconceivably dif tant from us , that a cannon ball would take feven hundred thousand years in reaching Sirius , which is ...
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... star very near it , which is therefore called the Pole Star . Pole is de- rived from the Latin , Polus , the centre about which the stars feem to turn round . 5. The earth turns round on its axis from weft to east every twenty four ...
... star very near it , which is therefore called the Pole Star . Pole is de- rived from the Latin , Polus , the centre about which the stars feem to turn round . 5. The earth turns round on its axis from weft to east every twenty four ...
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... stars , through which they paffed about two thousand years ago ; but by the pro- ceffion of the equinoxes the conftellations are now moved nearly the space of a fign to the eaftward . Their names , characters , and or- der , are as ...
... stars , through which they paffed about two thousand years ago ; but by the pro- ceffion of the equinoxes the conftellations are now moved nearly the space of a fign to the eaftward . Their names , characters , and or- der , are as ...
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... stars ; with their risings , settings , right ascensions and declinations , & c . Of the principal Circles belonging to the Globe . The Equator , or Equinoctial Line , on either globe , is generally drawn broad , merely to at- tract the ...
... stars ; with their risings , settings , right ascensions and declinations , & c . Of the principal Circles belonging to the Globe . The Equator , or Equinoctial Line , on either globe , is generally drawn broad , merely to at- tract the ...
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abfolute Afia Africa alfo America aphelion Atlantic Atlantic ocean axis becauſe body breadth broad called Cape capital cauſe centre of gravity Chrift circle confequently contains degrees difcovered diſtance divided Dominical letter eaft earth east eaſtern ecliptic Egypt empire epact equal equator equinoxes Europe exports faid fall fame fecond feet feven feveral fhadow firft firſt fituated fmall folar fome fouth France fubject fun's fuppofed fyftem Greek horizon India inferior planets inhabitants islands Jupiter king kingdom Lake latitude longitude meridian miles in length miles long moft month moon moon's moſt motion nearly New-York North America northern ocean oppofite orbit Pacific ocean paffing planets points polar circles pole prefent principal PROBLEM religion rife right ascension river Roman round the fun Ruffia Spain stars ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe towns trade tropic tropic of Cancer United uſed velocity weft
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Page 19 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 157 - Sinai to the entire country, 23,000 square miles in area, bounded on the north by the Mediterranean; on the south by the Red Sea...
Page 45 - ... will show the time of its setting. In the summer the sun rises and sets to the northward of the east and west points, but in winter to the southward of them. Therefore, when the sun's place...
Page 85 - About twenty feet from the entrance begins a lake, the water of which is transparent, and extends to an unsearchable distance ; for the darkness of the cave prevents all attempts to acquire a knowledge of it.
Page 94 - ... are of a darker brown than the body; its tail is composed of four or five feathers, which are three times as long as its body, and which are beautifully shaded with green and purple. It carries this fine length of plumage in the same manner as a peacock does...
Page 185 - Sun is a revolution of 28 years ; in which time the days of the months return again to the same days of the week ; the sun's place to the same signs and degrees of the Ecliptic on the same...
Page 21 - evidence of things not seen," in the fulness of Divine grace ; and was profound on this, the greatest concern of human life, while unable even to comprehend how the " inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit" could be the cause of the change of the seasons.
Page 46 - ... shortest night. If we bring the beginning of Capricorn to the meridian, and proceed in all respects as before, we shall have the length of the longest night and shortest day. Thus, in the Great Mogul's dominions, the longest day is fourteen hours, and the shortest night ten hours.
Page 45 - Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place you are in ; bring the sun's place to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; then turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point...
Page 170 - The change of motion is proportional to the motive force impressed and is made in the direction of the straight line in which that force is impressed.