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... rise before him in the morning , and are then denominated Morning Stars . Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , and Uranus are called Superior Planets , because their orbits enclose that of the Earth ; for which reason they may be seen in oppo ...
... rise before him in the morning , and are then denominated Morning Stars . Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , and Uranus are called Superior Planets , because their orbits enclose that of the Earth ; for which reason they may be seen in oppo ...
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... their primary . 17. TIDE is a word used to denote that motion of the waters in seas and rivers by which they alternately rise and fall twice in the course of These about twenty - four hours and fifty minutes . 6 Solar System .
... their primary . 17. TIDE is a word used to denote that motion of the waters in seas and rivers by which they alternately rise and fall twice in the course of These about twenty - four hours and fifty minutes . 6 Solar System .
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... rising much above the surface of the earth , as the Pyrenees . If it throws out fire , it is a volcano , or burning mountain , as Mount Etna . Inferior elevations are called hills , hillocks , and downs . Narrow spaces between mountains ...
... rising much above the surface of the earth , as the Pyrenees . If it throws out fire , it is a volcano , or burning mountain , as Mount Etna . Inferior elevations are called hills , hillocks , and downs . Narrow spaces between mountains ...
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... rise of the independent Mahratta chiefs , and the rebellion of its own nabobs ; but these new princes , having involved themselves in contests with Britain , have yielded to the superiority of her arms and councils , and have mostly ...
... rise of the independent Mahratta chiefs , and the rebellion of its own nabobs ; but these new princes , having involved themselves in contests with Britain , have yielded to the superiority of her arms and councils , and have mostly ...
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... rising from the coast , are covered with fine coffee and other aromatic plants . Sana is the capital , but Mocha and Aden are the chief seats of com- merce . 237. Ommon contains a number of sea - ports ; among others , the great ...
... rising from the coast , are covered with fine coffee and other aromatic plants . Sana is the capital , but Mocha and Aden are the chief seats of com- merce . 237. Ommon contains a number of sea - ports ; among others , the great ...
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ancient Archipelago Asia Austria axis belong Black Sea brass meridian brazen meridian Britain British called Cape capital central Africa chief city chief seat chief towns China circle commercial city contains Despotism divided duchy earth east eastern ecliptic Egypt Elevate the pole empire England equator Europe European extensive famous fertile following places France frigid zone Germany given place Gulf heavens Hindostan Holland horizon hour India inhabitants Ireland island Isles Italy kingdom kingdom of Holland lake land large river largest latitude London longest day longitude Mahometan monarchy moon mountains Niger North America north or south northern Nubia number of degrees Ocean Pacific Ocean Persia Peru planet point of Aries population port PROBLEM pron province quadrant right ascension Russia Scotland sea-port situated southern Spain star straits strong town sun's place Tartary territory trade tribes tropics Turkey turn the globe western coast zenith
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Page 120 - The sixth contains the days of the month, answering to each degree of the sun's place in the ecliptic.
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Page 125 - To find the distance on a great circle between any two places. Rule. — Lay the graduated edge of the Quadrant of Altitude * over both places ; the degrees on the quadrant comprehended between the two places multiplied by 60 will give their distance in geographical miles, or, if multiplied by 69-2, will give the distance in English miles.
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...
Page 9 - Those which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the bare eye.
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.