A Sketch of Modern Geography, for the Use of Schools1855 |
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Page 175 - It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and South America, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 4 - Every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 112 - 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.
Page 26 - England is bounded on the east by the German ocean ; on the south by the English Channel; on the west by St. George's Channel; and...
Page 45 - Calvin considered every church as a separate and independent body, invested with the power of legislation for itself. He proposed that it should be governed by presbyteries and synods, composed of clergy and laity, without bishops, or any clerical subordination ; and maintained, that the province of the civil magistrate extended only to its protection and outward accommodation.
Page 4 - Circle when the plane passes through the centre of the sphere ; the section is called a Small Circle when the cutting plane does not pass through the centre of the sphere.
Page 154 - ... is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean, on the west by the Atlantic, on the south by the southern ocean, on the east by the Red sea and the Indian ocean.
Page 37 - Hostia, a victim), are absolutely changed in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper into the real and substantial body and blood of Christ; Purgatory, or the intermediate state of punishment between this life and the final judgment, from whence the...
Page 51 - France is bounded on the north by Belgium and the English Channel ; on the west by the Bay of Biscay ; on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean ; and on the east by Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. France lies between 42° 20', and 61° N. latitude; and between 4» 40' W., and 8" 15
Page 4 - The plane of the ecliptic is inclined to the plane of the equator at an angle of 23°27'8"-26 which is very slowly decreasing. The angle is called the obliquity of the ecliptic.