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... Britain and Ireland , which it is pre- " fumea will be very acceptable to the Reader . To the ELEVENTH Edition were added about 400 questions , which have been found very useful in exa- mining the progrefs of pupils . What the Editor ...
... Britain and Ireland , which it is pre- " fumea will be very acceptable to the Reader . To the ELEVENTH Edition were added about 400 questions , which have been found very useful in exa- mining the progrefs of pupils . What the Editor ...
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... Ruffia 140 19 Hungary 144 20 21 Turkey 152 Great Britain and Ireland 196 22 Afia 216 23 Africa 236 24 North America 25 South America -- 26 Plate of the Terrestrial Globe 256 264 274 CONTENTS . LETTER . I. Introductory , on the Ufefulness.
... Ruffia 140 19 Hungary 144 20 21 Turkey 152 Great Britain and Ireland 196 22 Afia 216 23 Africa 236 24 North America 25 South America -- 26 Plate of the Terrestrial Globe 256 264 274 CONTENTS . LETTER . I. Introductory , on the Ufefulness.
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... Britain , & c . XXIII England and Wales XXIV . England and Wales XXV . England and Wales XXVI . Scotland XXVII . Ireland . ASIA . PAGE 122 128 1351 142 147 154 162 170 177 184 190 XXVIII . Afia - · 197 XXIX . China , Tartary , Empire of ...
... Britain , & c . XXIII England and Wales XXIV . England and Wales XXV . England and Wales XXVI . Scotland XXVII . Ireland . ASIA . PAGE 122 128 1351 142 147 154 162 170 177 184 190 XXVIII . Afia - · 197 XXIX . China , Tartary , Empire of ...
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... Britain , & c . XXXVII . South America , Peru , Amazonia , Brazil , Paraguay , Chili , Terra Magellanica XXXVIII . Tour to the American Islands XXXIX . Use of the Terreftrial Globe XL . Ufe of the Celestial Globe Tables I. and II . PAGE ...
... Britain , & c . XXXVII . South America , Peru , Amazonia , Brazil , Paraguay , Chili , Terra Magellanica XXXVIII . Tour to the American Islands XXXIX . Use of the Terreftrial Globe XL . Ufe of the Celestial Globe Tables I. and II . PAGE ...
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... Britain is an ifland fituated to the Weft of Europe , that London is the capital of England , and that it is fituated upon the river Thames , in the county of Middlefex ; and the fame of other towns and countries . This Earth , however ...
... Britain is an ifland fituated to the Weft of Europe , that London is the capital of England , and that it is fituated upon the river Thames , in the county of Middlefex ; and the fame of other towns and countries . This Earth , however ...
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Página 228 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Página 279 - Year, and also upon what Point of the Compass. Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place you are in ; bring the...
Página 77 - ... the northern exceedingly bad and desert. It is divided into ten districts, which are called the ten circles of the Empire. The Emperor is head, but not master of the Empire ; for he can do but little without the consent of the electors, princes, and imperial free towns ; which altogether, form what is called the Diet of the Empire, that assembles in the town of Ratisbon. There are nine electors, which are : the Electors of Mentz, Treves, Cologne, Bohemia, Bavaria, Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatine,...
Página 288 - ... circumference of a circle intercepted by two lines drawn from its centre, may be regarded as the measure of the angle or inclination of those lines, and therefore the arc of the circumference may be regarded as the measure of angular magnitude. For this purpose the circumference of the circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, and each of those degrees is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into CO equal parts called seconds ; and so on, to...
Página 280 - PROBLEM X. — To find the Length of the Day and Night at any Time of the Year.
Página 140 - Theiss, and the Drave. The chief mountains are, the Carpathian, between Hungary and Poland. Hungary is a very cheap country, the land being infinitely fertile, and in some places producing the most esteemed grapes in Europe. It is beautified with lakes, the windings of the Danube, and many streams which flow into that fine river. In the woods of Hungary are bred a race of horses, the most active, hardy, and spirited, for their size, in the world ; the hussars, or light dragoons, of the Austrian army,...
Página 286 - ... meridian ; then fix the quadrant of altitude over that place, and extend it from thence to the other, and the end will point out the direction upon the horizon. Thus, if it were required to know the direction of Rome from London, the globe being rectified, London brought to the brass meridian, and the edge of the quadrant of altitude laid to Rome, you will find the end fall against that part of the wooden horizon marked SE or South East.
Página 197 - Hebrews, whom he enlightened by revelations delivered by the prophets, and to whom he gave the oracles of truth. It was here that the great and merciful work of our redemption was accomplished by His divine son ; and it was from hence that the light of his glorious gospel was carried with amazing rapidity into all the known nations, by His disciples and followers.
Página 117 - Poland was dismembered by the emperor of Germany, the empress of Russia, and king of Prussia, who seized the most valuable territories in 1772. It was finally partitioned, and its political existence annihilated, by the above...
Página 109 - Gessler perceiving that he had another arrow concealed under his cloak, asked him, for what purpose ? to which he boldly replied, " To have shot you to the heart, if I had had the