The advanced class-book of modern geography, by W. Hughes and J.F. Williams. By W. Hughes1908 |
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... nearly a globe in shape , and measures about 25,000 miles round ; while a straight line passing through its centre would be nearly 8000 miles long . That is , in round numbers , ' the earth's circumference is 25,000 miles , and its ...
... nearly a globe in shape , and measures about 25,000 miles round ; while a straight line passing through its centre would be nearly 8000 miles long . That is , in round numbers , ' the earth's circumference is 25,000 miles , and its ...
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... nearly due north , if we turn towards it our fa will be towards the north , and away from the south - the east will be to our right , and the west to our left . ( 2 ) By the Sun : The sun rises in the east and sets in the west . If we ...
... nearly due north , if we turn towards it our fa will be towards the north , and away from the south - the east will be to our right , and the west to our left . ( 2 ) By the Sun : The sun rises in the east and sets in the west . If we ...
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William Hughes. The true figure of the earth is therefore as nearly as possible that of a spheroid , corresponding to the form that would be ... nearly 47 ° or 3,238 miles in breadth , and includes 16 CLASS - BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY .
William Hughes. The true figure of the earth is therefore as nearly as possible that of a spheroid , corresponding to the form that would be ... nearly 47 ° or 3,238 miles in breadth , and includes 16 CLASS - BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY .
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... nearly equal . In maps on Mercator's projection , the meri- dians are equidistant , while the parallels are at unequal distances , which increase with the distance from the equator . There is thus a double distortion , i.e. , of ...
... nearly equal . In maps on Mercator's projection , the meri- dians are equidistant , while the parallels are at unequal distances , which increase with the distance from the equator . There is thus a double distortion , i.e. , of ...
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... nearly half again as much water as the Northern , and the Western Hemisphere a third more than the Eastern , while the Oceanic Hemi- sphere includes fully three - fifths of the entire water - area , while there is only one - third of it ...
... nearly half again as much water as the Northern , and the Western Hemisphere a third more than the Eastern , while the Oceanic Hemi- sphere includes fully three - fifths of the entire water - area , while there is only one - third of it ...
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595. oldal - Here's to the United States ! " said the first speaker, — " bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean...
768. oldal - Religion. There is no State Church, and no State aid is given to any form of religion. When the settlements of Canterbury and Otago were originally founded...
589. oldal - From its geographical position and its peculiar characteristics, Manitoba may be regarded as the keystone of that mighty arch of sister provinces which spans the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
13. oldal - A plane superficies is that in which any two points being taken, the straight line between them lies wholly in that superficies.
13. oldal - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
682. oldal - State, the numbers shall be as follows : — New South Wales 26 Victoria 23 Queensland . . . . . . . . . . 9 South Australia . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Australia . . . . . . . . 5 Tasmania 5 27.
709. oldal - December 10, 1859, on its separation from New South Wales. The power of making laws and imposing taxes is vested in a Parliament of two Houses — the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. The former consists of thirty-nine members, nominated by the Crown for life. The Legislative Assembly comprises fifty-nine members, returned from forty-four electoral districts, for five years, elected by ballot, a six months' residence qualifying every adult male for the franchise.
41. oldal - in whatever direction a body moves on the surface of the earth, there is a force arising from the earth's rotation which deflects it to the right in the northern hemisphere, but to the left in the southern.
97. oldal - Is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.
332. oldal - 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.