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... Parallels , Horizon , and Ecliptic . The Equator is an imaginary circle drawn round the earth , exactly midway between the poles . Obs . The earth is thus divided into two equal parts by the equator , one N. of it , which is called the ...
... Parallels , Horizon , and Ecliptic . The Equator is an imaginary circle drawn round the earth , exactly midway between the poles . Obs . The earth is thus divided into two equal parts by the equator , one N. of it , which is called the ...
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... Parallels are circles drawn parallel to the equator . Obs . 1. All those places on the earth's surface which are due E. and W. of one another are on the same parallel . But all those places which are situated at dif- ferent distances ...
... Parallels are circles drawn parallel to the equator . Obs . 1. All those places on the earth's surface which are due E. and W. of one another are on the same parallel . But all those places which are situated at dif- ferent distances ...
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... parallel shall we seek it ? This difficulty is overcome by selecting some one of the various meridians which surround the earth at right angles to the equator , calling it the first meri- dian , ' and referring the situations to it , as ...
... parallel shall we seek it ? This difficulty is overcome by selecting some one of the various meridians which surround the earth at right angles to the equator , calling it the first meri- dian , ' and referring the situations to it , as ...
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... parallels of latitude . Obs . 1. These peculiarities are due mainly to the following natural causes . a . The hot winds which blow from the burning deserts of Africa raise the tem- perature of those countries which lie in their path . b ...
... parallels of latitude . Obs . 1. These peculiarities are due mainly to the following natural causes . a . The hot winds which blow from the burning deserts of Africa raise the tem- perature of those countries which lie in their path . b ...
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... parallel ; barley , oats , and ry , chiefly in the central regions , and further N. than wheat ; while maize is cultivated chiefly in Germany and S. Europe . b . Vegetables ( popularly so called ) , e.g. potatoes , cabbage , beans ...
... parallel ; barley , oats , and ry , chiefly in the central regions , and further N. than wheat ; while maize is cultivated chiefly in Germany and S. Europe . b . Vegetables ( popularly so called ) , e.g. potatoes , cabbage , beans ...
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