The advanced class-book of modern geography, by W. Hughes and J.F. Williams. By W. Hughes1908 |
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... called the Pointers , enable us to find the Polar or North Star . The number of stars is incalculable , but of the millions rendered visible by powerful telescopes , not more than 6000 can be scen with the naked eye , and of course only ...
... called the Pointers , enable us to find the Polar or North Star . The number of stars is incalculable , but of the millions rendered visible by powerful telescopes , not more than 6000 can be scen with the naked eye , and of course only ...
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... called its Axis , which passes through its centre , and which therefore forms one of its diameters . This motion is the cause of day and night , and is called its Daily or Diurnal Motion , because the earth rotates on its axis once a ...
... called its Axis , which passes through its centre , and which therefore forms one of its diameters . This motion is the cause of day and night , and is called its Daily or Diurnal Motion , because the earth rotates on its axis once a ...
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... called the Seasons . The Seasons : There are , in our latitude , four Seasons - Spring , Summer , Autumn , and Winter . When the North Pole is turned towards the sun , it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere , and when it is turned away ...
... called the Seasons . The Seasons : There are , in our latitude , four Seasons - Spring , Summer , Autumn , and Winter . When the North Pole is turned towards the sun , it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere , and when it is turned away ...
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... called a right angle , and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it . An Obtuse Angle is greater , and an Acute Angle is less , than a right angle . A Term or Boundary is the extremity of anything ...
... called a right angle , and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it . An Obtuse Angle is greater , and an Acute Angle is less , than a right angle . A Term or Boundary is the extremity of anything ...
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... called the centre . Or ( Euc . xi . , Def . 14 ) a sphere is a solid figure described by the revolution of a semi circle about its diameter , which remains unmoved . Down - Up : In a sphere , down means the direction from any point on ...
... called the centre . Or ( Euc . xi . , Def . 14 ) a sphere is a solid figure described by the revolution of a semi circle about its diameter , which remains unmoved . Down - Up : In a sphere , down means the direction from any point on ...
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Σελίδα 595 - 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...
Σελίδα 768 - 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...
Σελίδα 589 - 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.
Σελίδα 13 - A plane superficies is that in which any two points being taken, the straight line between them lies wholly in that superficies.
Σελίδα 13 - 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.
Σελίδα 682 - State, the numbers shall be as follows : — New South Wales 26 Victoria 23 Queensland . . . . . . . . . . 9 South Australia . . . . . . . . . . 7 Western Australia . . . . . . . . 5 Tasmania 5 27.
Σελίδα 709 - 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.
Σελίδα 41 - 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.
Σελίδα 97 - Is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.
Σελίδα 332 - 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.