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Page xiv - The radius of a circle is half the diameter ; or it is a. right line drawn from the centre to the circumference, as CD.
Page 26 - Earth, which is g5 millions of miles from the sun, performs its revolution round it in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 48 seconds. This is called its annual revolution, and causes the difference in the length of the days and nights, and the various seasons. Besides this motion, the earth is constantly revolving on its own axis, and performs a complete revolution of this kind in twenty-four hours, called its diurnal motion.
Page 38 - Gulf of Riga, and Gulf of Finland, in the west of Russia ; Gulf of Bothnia, between Sweden and Russia ; North Sea or German Ocean, between Great Britain and the Continent ; St George's Channel, and Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland ; English Channel, between England and France ; Bay of Biscay, on the west of France...
Page 29 - The waters of the ocean, besides being the habitations of innumerable flsh, and serving, as it were, as the highway from one part of the globe to another, tend to purify the air by their incessant motion ; and the vapours which rise from them fall in rain and snow, to water the earth. They are nearly always of the same temperature; and the winds which blow from them cool the earth in summer, and warm it in winter. By perpetually circulating in currents, they carry the warm water of hot countries...
Page 34 - Oceans are, — the Pacific, the Atlan'tic, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Antarctic. c. The Surface of the Earth contains about 196 millions of square miles, two-thirds of which are occupied by water. d. The Natural boundaries of the Earth are oceans, seas, rivers, and mountains. Civil or political boundaries arc the arbitrary and changeable limits of adjacent states or kingdoms, depending on political or military events.
Page 31 - The ZENITH is that point in the heavens which is directly over the head of the observer. The NADIR is the point directly opposite to the zenith. The SENSIBLE HORIZON is the circle bounding the view of the observer by the apparent meeting of the earth and sky. The RATIONAL HORIZON...
Page 38 - Taranto, hi the south of Italy ; Adriatic Sea, between Italy and Turkey ; Archipelago, between Greece and Turkey in Asia ; Sea of Marmora, between Turkey in Europe and Turkey in Asia; Black Sea, between Russia and Turkey in Asia ; Sea of Azov, in the south of Russia.
Page 30 - ... number of imaginary lines or circles round it, in order to point out, the situation of places, and the effects of the Earth's motions. 15. A great circle is one which divides the Earth into two equal parts or hemispheres. Others are termed small circles. 16. Every circle is divided into 360 degrees, (marked °,) — every degree into 60 geographical miles, or minutes, (marked ',) —and every minute into 60 seconds, (marked ".) 17.
Page 3 - The course of a river is that point of the compass towards which the river runs. The course or direction of one place from another is that point of the compass towards which it lies.
Page 92 - GovernorGeneral, aided by a Privy Council. The legislative power is a Parliament, consisting of an Upper House, styled the Senate, and a House of Commons. The Senate consists...