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... fertile , and highly cultivated . Its manufactures of lace and cambric are the finest in the world . Antwerp , Ghent , and Bruges were once the most flourishing commercial cities in Europe , and , after having declined , are now ...
... fertile , and highly cultivated . Its manufactures of lace and cambric are the finest in the world . Antwerp , Ghent , and Bruges were once the most flourishing commercial cities in Europe , and , after having declined , are now ...
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... fertile and highly cultivated countries , in the heart of Germany ; and Bohemia has extensive manufactures of linen and glass . It is surrounded by a circuit of moun- tains , which are rich in minerals . Prague , the ca- pital , is a ...
... fertile and highly cultivated countries , in the heart of Germany ; and Bohemia has extensive manufactures of linen and glass . It is surrounded by a circuit of moun- tains , which are rich in minerals . Prague , the ca- pital , is a ...
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... fertile region , anciently very flourishing ; but , owing to the Mahometan religion , to the despotism of the go- vernment , and to the ignorant policy of the Turks , now declining and miserable . Obs . The government is despotic under ...
... fertile region , anciently very flourishing ; but , owing to the Mahometan religion , to the despotism of the go- vernment , and to the ignorant policy of the Turks , now declining and miserable . Obs . The government is despotic under ...
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... fertile island , anciently celebrated and powerful under the name of Crete . The Turkish provinces generally , are under the local go . vernment of pachás , or viceroys ; who , having purchased their power , use it to rob and oppress ...
... fertile island , anciently celebrated and powerful under the name of Crete . The Turkish provinces generally , are under the local go . vernment of pachás , or viceroys ; who , having purchased their power , use it to rob and oppress ...
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... fertile , abounding in fruit , especially currants , for which Zante is famous . FRANCE . 106. This extensive , fertile , and populous country occupies a commanding situation in the centre of Europe ; and has always been distinguished ...
... fertile , abounding in fruit , especially currants , for which Zante is famous . FRANCE . 106. This extensive , fertile , and populous country occupies a commanding situation in the centre of Europe ; and has always been distinguished ...
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Page 132 - Index to twelve; bring the sun's place to the western edge of the horizon, and the index will show the time of...
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Page 135 - Elevate the pole so many degrees above the horizon as are equal to the latitude of the place ; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the western part of the horizon...
Page 145 - To find how many hours any star u above the horizon of any given place, or the length oj its diurnal arc at that place. Rule. — Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; bring the star to the eastern edge of the horizon, and set the index to twelve ; turn the globe westward till the star comes to the western edge of the horizon, and the number of hours passed over by the index is the length of the diurnal arc of that star.