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" PERKECI are those who live in the same latitude, but in opposite longitudes ; when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other; they have the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the poles can have no Perioeci. "
An Introduction to the Use of the Globes ... 3. Ed. Corr. and Enl - Page 47
by John Greig - 1816
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, Or, A Philosophical View of the ...

Thomas Keith - Astronomy - 1811 - 388 pages
...equator have no Antaci. 78. PEIIOECI are those who live in the same latitude, but in opposite longitudes; when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other ; they h;.ve the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the poles...
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A Compendious Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and of Maps: Compiled from ...

John Lathrop - Astronomy - 1812 - 218 pages
...have no Antoeci. 151. Perioeci are those who live in the same latitude but in opposite longitudes. When it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other, They have the same length of days and nights, and the same seasons of the year. The people a: the poles...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: Or, A Philosophical View of the ...

Thomas Keith - Astronomy - 1819 - 380 pages
...have no Antoeci. 78. PERIOECI are those who live in the same latitude, but in oposite longitudes ; when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other ; they have the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the poles...
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An introduction to geography and astronomy, by the use of the globes and ...

Edward Bruce (bookseller.) - 1821 - 418 pages
...pcrioeci are these:— 1. The hours of the day, though nominally the same, are really contrary; for when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other; and when it is two in the morning •with the one, it is two in the afternoon with the other, &c. 2. They...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes: With Notes and Observations ...

James M'Intire - Globes - 1823 - 232 pages
...same parallel of latitude, but in opposite longitudes. They have the same seasons of the year, but when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other. 72. Antipodes are those inhabitants who walk feet to feet, or diametrically opposite to each other;...
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The New American Grammar of the Elements of Astronomy: On an Improved Plan ...

James Ryan - Astronomy - 1827 - 408 pages
...periceci have the same seasons of the year, and aiso their days and nights of the same lensih , !,ut when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the oilier. Those who live at the poles of the earth, have no peritcci. 8. The antipodes are those inhabitants...
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A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and ..., Volume 2

Alexander Jamieson - Industrial arts - 1829 - 654 pages
...stated periods. PERIOECI, are those who live in the same latitude, bat in opposite longitudes; »hen it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other ; they have the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the poles...
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Guys̕ Elements of Astronomy: And, An Abridgement of Keiths' New Treatise on ...

Joseph Guy - Astronomy - 1832 - 412 pages
...have no Antceci. 64. PERHECI are those who live in the same latitude, but in opposite longitudes ; when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other ; they have the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the peles...
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A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer, Volume 1

George Newenham Wright - Geography - 1834 - 662 pages
...midsummer with one, it is midwinter with the other ; because of their opposite latitudes and meridians. The feet of the one are opposite to the feet of the other, as already observed. The Antœcians and Perioecians of any given place are Antipodes to each other,...
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Guy's Elements of Astronomy, and an Abridgement of Keith's New Treatise on ...

Joseph Guy - Astronomy - 1845 - 370 pages
...have no Antoeci. 64. PERKECI are those who live in the same latitude, but in opposite longitudes ; when it is noon with the one, it is midnight with the other; they have the same length of days, and the same seasons of the year. The inhabitants of the poles can...
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