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" ... the time of the day when the sun shone out, by the boundary where the half of the globe at any time enlightened by the sun was parted from the other half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened... "
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics ... - Page xiii
by James Ferguson - 1823
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 49

Books - 1774 - 690 pages
...on the globe, one might fee to what places the fun was then rifing', to what places it was fetting, and all the places where it was then day or night throughout the earth.' By his connection with this family, he made confiderable advances in his favourite purfuit;, and procured...
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the monthly review

Several Hands - 1774 - 622 pages
...on the globe, one might fee to what places the fun was then rifing, to what places it was fet; ing, and all the places where it was then day or night throughout the earth.' By his connection with this family, he made confiderable advances in his favourite purfuits, and procured...
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First Steps to Astronomy and Geography

First steps - Astronomy - 1828 - 456 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that whenever the sun shone on the globe, one might see to what place he was then rising, to what place he was setting, and all the places where it was then day or...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 484 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever...where it was then day or night throughout the earth." Having been introduced to Sir James's sister, Lady Dipple, he was induced at her suggestion to attempt...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - Philosophy - 1830 - 440 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever...where it was then day or night throughout the earth." Having been introduced to Sir James's sister, Lady Dipple, he was induced at her suggestki? to attempt...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 464 pages
...half in the shade; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever the sun shone on the globe, one might sec to what places the sun was then rising, to what places it was setting, and all the places where...
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The Monthly Repository, and Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 2

1832 - 858 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever...sun shone on the globe, one might see to what places it was setting, and all the places where it was then day or night throughout the earth." Having been...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 15

1835 - 444 pages
...such a manner, that " whenever," he says, " the sun shone on the globe, one might see to what place he was setting, and all the places where it was then day or night, throughout the earth." Soon after this, Ferguson was employed in making drawings for ladies' work, and he says, " I began...
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Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Its Pleasures and Rewards ..., Volume 1

Self-culture - 1840 - 298 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever...where it was then day or night throughout the earth." Having been introduced to Sir James's sister, Lady Dipple, he was induced, at her suggestion, to attempt...
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Memoirs of the Most Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished ...

Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1840 - 492 pages
...half in the shade ; the enlightened parts of the terrestrial globe answering to the like enlightened parts of the earth at all times. So that, whenever...where it was then day or night throughout the earth." Having been introduced to Sir James's sister, Lady Dipple, he was induced at her suggestion to attempt...
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