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... east . The equatorial exceeds the polar diameter by about twenty - six miles . This difference is caused by the flatness of the poles . Has the earth any motions ? It has two motions ; one round its own axis , and the other round the ...
... east . The equatorial exceeds the polar diameter by about twenty - six miles . This difference is caused by the flatness of the poles . Has the earth any motions ? It has two motions ; one round its own axis , and the other round the ...
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... east or west from the first meridian , which is reckoned in degrees on the equator . The greatest longitude that a place can have is 180 ° , or half the circumference of the globe ; 180 ° is both east and west longitude . This can be ...
... east or west from the first meridian , which is reckoned in degrees on the equator . The greatest longitude that a place can have is 180 ° , or half the circumference of the globe ; 180 ° is both east and west longitude . This can be ...
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... east of London , conse- quently when it is eight o'clock in the morning in London , it is ten o'clock at St. Petersburgh ; and at a place 30 ° west of London , it would be six o'clock . How is it that two persons who meet after having ...
... east of London , conse- quently when it is eight o'clock in the morning in London , it is ten o'clock at St. Petersburgh ; and at a place 30 ° west of London , it would be six o'clock . How is it that two persons who meet after having ...
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... east of Africa . The Atlantic ocean separates America from Europe and Africa , being to the east of the former , and west of the latter . The Pacific ocean divides Asia from America , being to the east of the former , and west of the ...
... east of Africa . The Atlantic ocean separates America from Europe and Africa , being to the east of the former , and west of the latter . The Pacific ocean divides Asia from America , being to the east of the former , and west of the ...
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... eastern hemisphere , and lies to the north of Africa , and west of Asia . It is preeminent for its civilization , power ... east by the Archipelago ; the straits of Dar- danelles or Hellespont ; the sea of Marmora ; the straits of ...
... eastern hemisphere , and lies to the north of Africa , and west of Asia . It is preeminent for its civilization , power ... east by the Archipelago ; the straits of Dar- danelles or Hellespont ; the sea of Marmora ; the straits of ...
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Abyssinia Africa Algiers ancient name Arabia Arabian sea Arctic ocean Asia Asiatic Russia Atlantic ocean Australia Austria Baltic sea battle Belgium bounded British Cape capital Caspian sea chief rivers chief towns China Chinese coast divided Dutch earth east eastern Egypt emperor empire England English Europe European famous feet flows formerly France French Germany Greece Greeks Guinea gulf Holland Hudson's bay Independent Tartary India Indian ocean Indostan inhabitants Ireland isles isthmus Italy king kingdom lake land largest Lower Canada Lower Guinea Mahometanism Mediterranean sea Mexico miles Morocco mountains Name the chief Napoleon Nile North America north-east Nova Scotia Nubia Pacific ocean Persia Poland port Portugal Portuguese possession Prince principal provinces queen Red sea reign of George religion Rhine Roman Russia Scotland Siam Siberia signifies situated sometimes called south-east Spain Spaniards straits Sumatra Sweden territory Thibet Tunis Turkey United Upper Wales western side
Popular passages
Page 10 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Page 14 - America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Antarctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 108 - South America is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific.
Page 92 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Page 127 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 124 - Mediterranean sea, on the east by the isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, which divide it from Asia, on the south by Abyssinia, and on the west by Libya.
Page 52 - It is bounded on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany (Hanover and Prussia), and on the south by Belgium.
Page 38 - Biscay, on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, on the east by Italy, Swit2erland, and Germany, and on the nortn by Belgium. La.t. 42° 20' to 50° 5