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Page 13
... southern the Tropic of Capricorn , because they touch the ecliptic in the beginning of those signs . The Parallels of Latitude are small circles parallel to the equator , the object of which is to indicate the latitude of places , and ...
... southern the Tropic of Capricorn , because they touch the ecliptic in the beginning of those signs . The Parallels of Latitude are small circles parallel to the equator , the object of which is to indicate the latitude of places , and ...
Page 14
... southern , each 43 ° in breadth , lying between the Tropics and the Polar Circles . Never having the sun vertical , they are characterised by a lower temperature than tropical regions ; the fruits of the earth are less luxuriant and ...
... southern , each 43 ° in breadth , lying between the Tropics and the Polar Circles . Never having the sun vertical , they are characterised by a lower temperature than tropical regions ; the fruits of the earth are less luxuriant and ...
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... southern extremities are rocky , pointed , and elevated . Again , while Africa , South America , and , we inay almost add , North America , contract toward the south into single promontories , each of the others sends out three separate ...
... southern extremities are rocky , pointed , and elevated . Again , while Africa , South America , and , we inay almost add , North America , contract toward the south into single promontories , each of the others sends out three separate ...
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... southern , by the Antarctic Circle . Its shape would have approxi- mated to an equilateral triangle , had not Asia projected its hugest peninsula into its apex , and given it a very irregular form . Extend- ing from a little beyond the ...
... southern , by the Antarctic Circle . Its shape would have approxi- mated to an equilateral triangle , had not Asia projected its hugest peninsula into its apex , and given it a very irregular form . Extend- ing from a little beyond the ...
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... southern currents are deflected and modified , so as to become respectively the per- manent north - easterly and south easterly currents , forming the magnificent phenomenon of the Trade - Winds . These winds extend , with occasional ...
... southern currents are deflected and modified , so as to become respectively the per- manent north - easterly and south easterly currents , forming the magnificent phenomenon of the Trade - Winds . These winds extend , with occasional ...
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