Geography Generalized; Or, An Introduction to the Study of Geography on the Principles of Classification and Comparison1883 |
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... bodies . The simpler the contrivance , the better for illustration , and the nearer the resemblance to the simple but sublime machinery of nature to the works of that Great Being , who " Bids seed time , harvest , equal course maintain ...
... bodies . The simpler the contrivance , the better for illustration , and the nearer the resemblance to the simple but sublime machinery of nature to the works of that Great Being , who " Bids seed time , harvest , equal course maintain ...
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... body like a ball or marble . A SPHEROID differs from a perfect sphere by being either flattened about the top and bottom , like an ORANGE , or elongated like a LEMON . The former is called an oblate , and the latter a prolate spheroid ...
... body like a ball or marble . A SPHEROID differs from a perfect sphere by being either flattened about the top and bottom , like an ORANGE , or elongated like a LEMON . The former is called an oblate , and the latter a prolate spheroid ...
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... bodies would , when they rise above the horizon , be visible all over the world at the same time . But we know that ... body . In proportion as they travelled eastward or westward , they observed that the sun rose sooner in the one case ...
... bodies would , when they rise above the horizon , be visible all over the world at the same time . But we know that ... body . In proportion as they travelled eastward or westward , they observed that the sun rose sooner in the one case ...
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... body , like a plate on the wall of a lighted room , is circular only when the back or front of it is turned towards the wall ; but a ball or globe , no matter how it may be turned , always casts a circular shadow . As a vessel recedes ...
... body , like a plate on the wall of a lighted room , is circular only when the back or front of it is turned towards the wall ; but a ball or globe , no matter how it may be turned , always casts a circular shadow . As a vessel recedes ...
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... bodies are composed to cohere or stick together . Without it , all the bodies in the universe would fall into pieces , or rather crumble into indivisible particles or ATOMS . It was this property , originally impressed upon matter by ...
... bodies are composed to cohere or stick together . Without it , all the bodies in the universe would fall into pieces , or rather crumble into indivisible particles or ATOMS . It was this property , originally impressed upon matter by ...
Términos y frases comunes
Africa Alps altitude ancient appear Arctic Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Atlantic Ocean atmosphere Australia axis called Cape capital Caspian Sea celestial equator Celt centre Chief Towns climate coast consequence continent diameter difference direction distance divided Dublin earth earth's surface east eastern eclipse ecliptic elevation equal equator equatorial Europe extends feet high Geography German globe Gulf Gulf Stream heat heavens height Hence highest Himalaya horizon Indian Ocean inhabitants Ireland Islands Lake land length longitude mean temperature Mont moon motion mountains nearly North America north-east northern number of degrees orbit Pacific Pacific Ocean parallels of latitude pass Pennine Alps plain planets polar circles pole POPULATION portion principal provinces rain range regions rivers Russia side southern hemisphere square miles star Strait summits sun's table-lands torrid zone trade-winds tropics valley vapour vegetation western winds words zenith
Pasajes populares
Página 10 - Jupiter, a moderate sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across; Saturn, a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile ; and Uranus, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half in diameter.
Página 20 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Página 191 - The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference.
Página 203 - Be centre to the world; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds? Their wandering course, now high, now low then hid, Progressive, retrograde, or standing still...
Página 209 - The squares of the periodic times of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the Sun.
Página 95 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Página 334 - It is bounded on the North by the Arctic Ocean ; on the East by the Pacific Ocean ; on the South by the Indian Ocean ; and on the West by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.
Página 217 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Página 33 - In this case, it is obvious that the plane of the circle of illumination would be perpendicular to a line drawn from the centre of the sun to the centre of the earth...
Página 169 - Llanos, perish by hundreds amidst the overflowings of the rivers. The mares are seen, followed by their colts, swimming, during a part of the day, to feed upon the grass, the tops of which alone wave above the waters. In this state they are pursued by the crocodiles ; and it is by no means uncommon to find the prints of the teeth of these carnivorous reptiles on their thighs.