A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the WorldGeorge Clark, 1822 - 676 páginas |
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... situated between the equator and the north pole , it is said to be in north . latitude ; if it lie be- tween the equator and the south pole , it is in south latitude . A parallel of latitude is any small circle parallel with the equator ...
... situated between the equator and the north pole , it is said to be in north . latitude ; if it lie be- tween the equator and the south pole , it is in south latitude . A parallel of latitude is any small circle parallel with the equator ...
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... situated at a point on its surface ; with respect to the celestial , at its centre . The motion of the former represents the real diurnal motion of the earth ; that of the latter , the apparent diurnal motion of the heavens . The ...
... situated at a point on its surface ; with respect to the celestial , at its centre . The motion of the former represents the real diurnal motion of the earth ; that of the latter , the apparent diurnal motion of the heavens . The ...
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... situated on Chebucto Bay , in the centre of the peninsula . It has a spacious and com- modious harbor , of a bold and safe entrance . It is the principal naval station , belonging to Great Britain , in North America . The population is ...
... situated on Chebucto Bay , in the centre of the peninsula . It has a spacious and com- modious harbor , of a bold and safe entrance . It is the principal naval station , belonging to Great Britain , in North America . The population is ...
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... situated at the foot of the rock ; and from the fortifications of the Upper town , you look down upon it as from a very high steeple ; when the cannon of the fortifications are discharged , the balls fly far above the tops of the ...
... situated at the foot of the rock ; and from the fortifications of the Upper town , you look down upon it as from a very high steeple ; when the cannon of the fortifications are discharged , the balls fly far above the tops of the ...
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... situated . on the St. Lawrence , do . Districts . Eastern , Johnstown , Midland , on Lake Ontario , Newcastle , do . Home , do . Niagara , on Niagara river , London , on Lake Erie , Western , on Lake St. Clair , Chief Towns . Cornwall ...
... situated . on the St. Lawrence , do . Districts . Eastern , Johnstown , Midland , on Lake Ontario , Newcastle , do . Home , do . Niagara , on Niagara river , London , on Lake Erie , Western , on Lake St. Clair , Chief Towns . Cornwall ...
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Página 10 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Página 109 - The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a Supreme Court of Errors, a Superior Court, and such inferior courts as the General Assembly shall, from time to time, ordain and establish; the powers and jurisdiction of which courts shall be defined by law.
Página 192 - Beginning at the mouth of the Wabash river, thence up the same, and with the line of Indiana, to the northwest corner of said State, thence east with the line of the same State, to the middle of Lake Michigan...
Página 20 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Página 517 - Singapore is an island about twenty-seven miles long by fourteen wide, with an area of 206 square miles, situated at the southern extremity of the Malay Peninsula, from which it is separated by a narrow strait about three-quarters of a mile in width. There are a number of small islands adjacent to it, which form part of the settlement.
Página 401 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Página 264 - We at length reached the spot whence Milton undoubtedly took most of his images; it is on the top of the hill, from which there is a most extensive prospect on all sides : the distant...
Página 194 - Newlyformed land found at the mouths of rivers. There are many thousand acres of this land at the mouth of the Wabash, and at the confluence of the Ohio with the Mississippi. It is annually inundated, and is very unhealthy. 3.
Página 536 - Thus, when a man becomes infirm and weary of the world, he is said to invite his own children to eat him in the season when salt and limes are cheapest. He then ascends a tree, round which his friends and offspring assemble, and as they shake the tree, join in a funeral dirge the import of which is, 'The season is come, the fruit is ripe, and it must descend.
Página 192 - The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a General Assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives...