Geography: Or, A Description of the World. In Three Parts. Part I.--Geographical Orthography, Divided and Accented. Part II. A Grammar of Geography, to be Committed to Memory. Part III.--A Description of the Earth ... Accompanied with an Atlas. To which is Added, an Esay Method of Constructing MapsLincoln & Edmands, 1821 - 337 páginas |
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... directly east or west from Boston , for instance , or any capital town , through the country , or even round the globe . America was unknown to the inhabitants of the other continent 24 GRAMMAR OF GEOGRAPHY . The World AMERICA.
... directly east or west from Boston , for instance , or any capital town , through the country , or even round the globe . America was unknown to the inhabitants of the other continent 24 GRAMMAR OF GEOGRAPHY . The World AMERICA.
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... capital of East , and Pensacola of West Florida . MISSISIPPI . Missisippi is divided into 13 counties . * RIVERS . The principal rivers are the Yazoo , Big Black , Pearl , and Pascagoula . Natches is the only considerable town . Cotton ...
... capital of East , and Pensacola of West Florida . MISSISIPPI . Missisippi is divided into 13 counties . * RIVERS . The principal rivers are the Yazoo , Big Black , Pearl , and Pascagoula . Natches is the only considerable town . Cotton ...
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... capital of this Territory . ILLINOIS . Illinois is divided into 15 counties . † This State is mostly flat , and abounds with extensive prairies . RIVERS . It has the Missisippi on the west , the Ohio on the south , and the Wabash on the ...
... capital of this Territory . ILLINOIS . Illinois is divided into 15 counties . † This State is mostly flat , and abounds with extensive prairies . RIVERS . It has the Missisippi on the west , the Ohio on the south , and the Wabash on the ...
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... capital ; St. Genevieve , the principal depot of the lead mines , which are in its vicini- ty ; Franklin , Fredericktown and New - Madrid . MINERALS . Numerous lead mines are found from 30 to 50 miles west of St. Genevieve . and thought ...
... capital ; St. Genevieve , the principal depot of the lead mines , which are in its vicini- ty ; Franklin , Fredericktown and New - Madrid . MINERALS . Numerous lead mines are found from 30 to 50 miles west of St. Genevieve . and thought ...
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... capital . The other great com- mercial sea - ports , are Liverpool , Bristol , Hull , Newcastle , and Yarmouth . The principal towns famous for their respective manu- factures , are Birmingham and Sheffield for cutlery and hard ware ...
... capital . The other great com- mercial sea - ports , are Liverpool , Bristol , Hull , Newcastle , and Yarmouth . The principal towns famous for their respective manu- factures , are Birmingham and Sheffield for cutlery and hard ware ...
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Página 214 - Their reindeer form their riches. These their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare and cheerful cups. Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale, heap'd into one expanse Of marbled snow, as far as eye can sweep, With a blue crust of ice unbounded glazed.
Página 328 - Only double the time of the sun's rising that day, and it gives the length of the night ; double the time of its setting, and it gives the length of the day.
Página 120 - Holland in the winter, the tempests (in a certain degree) of the West Indies in every season, and the variable winds and weather of Great Britain in every month of the year.
Página 329 - The celestial globe is an artificial representation of the heavens, having the fixed stars drawn upon it in their natural order and situation. The eye is supposed to be placed in the centre. 271- As the terrestrial globe, by turning on...
Página 19 - The AXIS of the earth is an imaginary line passing through its centre from north to south. The...
Página 328 - ... turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point...
Página 327 - To find the difference of latitude of any two places. — Rule. If the places are in the same hemisphere, bring each to the meridian, and subtract the latitude of the one from that of the other...
Página 102 - The legislative power is vested in a Congress, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen by their Legislatures for 6 years.
Página 327 - Turn the globe, and bring the place to the graduated edge of the brazen meridian ; and the degree on the meridian is the latitude north or south, as it may be on the north or south side of the equator.
Página 328 - Bring one of the places to the brazen meridian ; mark its longitude ; then bring the other place to the meridian, and the number of degrees between its longitude and that of the first mark is the difference of longitude.