A Practical System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the World: Simplified and Adapted to the Capacity of Youth ... Accompanied by a New and Improved Atlas |
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Africa ancient Arabia Asia Atlantic beautiful bounded branch Britain c.-What called Canal Cape south Capital celebrated Chesapeake Bay Chief Towns coast Connecticut contains cotton Delaware Desert direction distinguished divisions are intersected earth east eastern England English Equator Erie Europe European extends farthest feet fertile soil Fezzan flourishing town globe Gulf Gulf of Mexico harbor Hartford Hindoostan Holland Hudson Indians inhabitants interior Isles Isthmus kingdom Lake land large Island largest latitude length longitude Lower Canada maize manufactures meridian Mexico mild Mississippi Missouri Missouri Territory Mountains mouth North America northern Norway Nubia Ocean Ohio Oregon Territory Peninsula pleasantly situated pole population principal Rivers River empties river forms river rises Russia sail Shire Town Siberia South America southern Spain square miles Strait Tartary Territory Torrid Zone tribes Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Turkey United Washington western wheat York
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Page 4 - ... for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, charts, and books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints.
Page 274 - The horizon (qv) is a great circle, which separates the visible half of the heavens from the invisible ; the earth being considered as a point in the centre of the sphere of the fixed stars.
Page 280 - XX.) bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to twelve ; turn the globe westward till the sun's place come to the western semicircle of the horizon, and the number of hours passed over by the index...
Page 280 - BO many degrees above the horizon, as are equal to the sun's declination ; bring the given place to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12.
Page 108 - Owing to the fertility of the soil, and the mildness of the climate, the population of Ohio has increased more rapidly than that of any other of the western states ; and in agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, it surpasses several of those lying on the Atlantic.
Page 52 - ... entirely subservient to the aggrandizement and prosperity of the mother country ; and after the conquest of Canada, they began to exercise an undue authority over them, and to interfere in their civil concerns in a manner which excited the most serious alarm. The English government claimed the right of taxing the colonies, although they allowed them no participation in their legislative councils. The colonies denied this right, and con. tended that " taxation and representation were inseparable...
Page 271 - The cau«« _ of i»inrf». of this property, wind is a necessary consequence, ror, when any part of the air is heated by the sun, or otherwise, it will swell, and thereby affect the adjacent air : and so, by various degrees of heat in different places, there will arise various winds.
Page 282 - If both the places be situated on the same parallel of latitude, their bearing is either east or west from each other ; if the'y be situated on the same meridian, they bear north and south from each other ; if they be situated on the same rhumb-line, that rhumbline is their bearing : if they be not situated on the same rhumb-line, lay the quadrant of altitude over the. two places, and that rhumb-line which is the nearest of being parallel to the quadrant will be their bearing.
Page 283 - ... the same seasons of the year, though from local circumstances, they may not have the same atmospherical temperature.
Page 281 - RULE.—Bring the given place to the brass meridian, set the index to 12, turn the globe till the index points to the other 12, then under the latitude of the given place you will find the Periaeci.