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... north and south poles ? The extreme ends of the earth's axis , which is an imaginary line passing through the centre of the earth from north ... east , and dividing it into two equal parts , called the northern and southern hemi- spheres .
... north and south poles ? The extreme ends of the earth's axis , which is an imaginary line passing through the centre of the earth from north ... east , and dividing it into two equal parts , called the northern and southern hemi- spheres .
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... north to south , or from pole to pole ; and by equatorial diameter , the like measurement from west to east . The equatorial exceeds the polar diameter by about twenty - six miles . This difference is caused by the flatness of the poles ...
... north to south , or from pole to pole ; and by equatorial diameter , the like measurement from west to east . The equatorial exceeds the polar diameter by about twenty - six miles . This difference is caused by the flatness of the poles ...
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... north and the other south , their latitudes must be added ; but when they are both north , or both south , it is necessary to subtract them . What is longitude ? The distance of a place east or west from the first meridian , which is ...
... north and the other south , their latitudes must be added ; but when they are both north , or both south , it is necessary to subtract them . What is longitude ? The distance of a place east or west from the first meridian , which is ...
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... north and south of the equator , the shorter becomes a degree of longitude . The length of a degree of longitude at London is 43 miles . Give an example of a difference in longitude causing a difference in time . St. Petersburgh is 30 ° ...
... north and south of the equator , the shorter becomes a degree of longitude . The length of a degree of longitude at London is 43 miles . Give an example of a difference in longitude causing a difference in time . St. Petersburgh is 30 ° ...
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... north - western part of South America . How many oceans are there ? Five ; the northern or Arctic ; the southern or ... east of Africa . The Atlantic ocean separates America from Europe and Africa , being to the east of the former , and ...
... north - western part of South America . How many oceans are there ? Five ; the northern or Arctic ; the southern or ... east of Africa . The Atlantic ocean separates America from Europe and Africa , being to the east of the former , and ...
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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