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Africa ancient Arabia Asia Asiatic Russia Atlantic ocean Australia Baltic belong Black sea Boötes boundaries bounded brass meridian Brazil Breadth Britain British called Cape Cape Horn capital Caribbean sea celebrated chief mountains chief places Chief rivers chief towns China climate December 21st degrees Describe divided east ecliptic England equator Europe famous flows formerly France Germany Guinea gulf Hindostan horizon India inhabitants Ireland islands isles Italy June 21st kingdom lakes land largest latitude length LESSON London longest day longitude manufactures Mediterranean Mexico miles noon northern Norway noted o'clock Pacific ocean peninsula Persia Peru Petersburg Plata point of Aries port Portugal province rectify the globe religion right ascension rises Russia Scotland seat set the index shore situated South Australia South Wales southern Spain star strait sun vertical sun's declination sun's place Sweden Switzerland Tartary Tasmania trade Turkey turn the globe Victoria western Zealand
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Page 67 - Their rein-deer form their riches. These, their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare, and cheerful cups Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale, heap'd into one expanse Of marbled snow, as far as eye can sweep, With a blue crust of ice unbounded glaz'd.
Page 128 - The lavish moisture of the melting year. Wide o'er his isles, the branching Oronoque Rolls a brown deluge, and the native drives To dwell aloft on life-sufficing trees, — At once his dome, his robe, his food, and arms.
Page 83 - N., is bounded on the N. by the Arctic Ocean, on the E. by the Atlantic, on the S.
Page 128 - Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water ; scarce she dares attempt The sea-like Plata ; to whose dread expanse, Continuous depth, and wondrous length of course, Our floods are rills.
Page 156 - ... then, if the given time be before noon, turn the globe westward, till the index has passed over as many hours as it wants of noon; but, if the given time be past noon, turn the globe eastward, till the index has passed over as many hours as it is past...
Page 96 - CHINA'S sons, with early art elate, Form'd the gay tea-pot, and the pictured plate; Saw with...
Page 149 - To find the sun's longitude (commonly called the sun's place in the ecliptic) and his declination. RULE. Look for the given day in the circle of months on the horizon, against which, in the circle of signs, are the sign and degree in which the sun is for. that day. Find the same sign and degree in the ecliptic on the surface of the globe ; bring the degree of the ecliptic, thus found, to that part of the...
Page 151 - Then, turn the globe till the given body comes to the eastern part of the horizon ; and the index shows the time of its rising. Bring the body to the meridian, and the index shows the time of its coming to it.
Page 160 - Rectify the globe to the latitude of the place; bring the sun's place in the ecliptic to the meridian, and set the index to XII.
Page 152 - PROBLEM X. — To find the Length of the Day and Night at any time of the Year. Only double the time of the sun's rising that day, and it gives the length of the night ; double the time of its setting, and it gives the length of the day.