 | Education - 1873 - 536 pages
...only a part of it at once, while we can see nearly one-half the ball or orange, now can you tell me the shape of the earth?" " The earth is round like a ball or an orange." " A ball," says the teacher, " is sometimes called a sphere; what else can you say of... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - 1876 - 84 pages
...Spell the following words : Earth, Ge-og'ra-phy, Plan'et, De-scrip'tion, Sci'ence, Corn-posed'. What is the Earth? What is the shape of the Earth ? The Earth is round, like an orange or a ball. What science teaches us about the surface of the Earth? Geography. What is Geography... | |
 | First steps - 1876 - 188 pages
...the diameter on which it turns is called the axis. LESSON XXIII. FORM OP THE EARTH. l04.— fF/Mrt is the shape of the earth ? The earth is round like a globe. l05. — How do we know that the earth is round t We know in several ways that the earth is... | |
 | Longmans, Green and co - 1883 - 160 pages
...first acquaintance with Geography. i X i H ~: 3 W a. 2 M GEOGRAPHICAL READER STANDARD II. LESSON I. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH. The Earth, is round, like a ball.— It is not an easy thing to find out the true shape of the earth on which we live. Men thought, in very... | |
 | Jacques Wardlaw Redway - Geography - 1888 - 146 pages
...What is the earth ? The earth is a planet, much like the stars we see in the sky on a clear night. What is the shape of the earth ? The earth is round like a globe. What proofs have we that the earth is round ? Men have sailed round it, and its shadow is always... | |
 | John Duncan Quackenbos - Geography - 1889 - 80 pages
...Plants, Fish'es. What does Geography tell us about ? Geography tells us about the Earth on which we live. What is the shape of the Earth ? The Earth is round like a Ball. Of what part of the Earth does Geography tell us? Of the outside of the Earth. What is the outside... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1899 - 114 pages
...of the earth. The distance through the earth, or its diameter, is about 8,000 miles. For Recitation. What is the shape of the earth ? The earth is round like an orange or a ball. How do we know this ? We know that the earth is shaped like a ball, because if... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1900 - 134 pages
...from which they set out. So we know that the forth is round like a ball or an orange. For Recitation. What is the shape of the earth ? The earth is round like an orange or a ball. How do we know this ? We know that the earth is shaped like a ball, because if... | |
 | Education - 1872 - 702 pages
...a part of it at once, while we can see nearly on« half of the ball or orange. Now, can you tell me the shape of the earth? " " The earth is round like a ball or an orange." " A ball," says the teacher, " is sometimes called a sphere ; what else can you say... | |
 | William Harold Payne - Education - 1872 - 512 pages
...a part of it at once, while we can see nearly one half of the ball or orange. Now, can you tell me the shape of the earth? " " The earth is round like a ball or an orange." " A ball," says the teacher, " is sometimes called a sphere ; what else can you say... | |
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is sometimes called a sphere ; what else can you say of the shape of the earth?" ''The earth has. the shape of a sphere, 