Comparative geography, tr. [from Allgemeine Erdkunde] by W.L. Gage1865 |
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... distance of the Earth from the Sun is , in round numbers , 92,000,000 of miles , nearly three times as far as that of Mercury , the planet nearest * To these has since been added Vulcan . the Sun. Jupiter , on the other hand , is 2 ...
... distance of the Earth from the Sun is , in round numbers , 92,000,000 of miles , nearly three times as far as that of Mercury , the planet nearest * To these has since been added Vulcan . the Sun. Jupiter , on the other hand , is 2 ...
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... distance till then unrevealed , and added inexhaustible fields to those which had been known be- fore . The number of the planets was enlarged . The list of determined comets increases yearly . The number of the fixed stars has been ...
... distance till then unrevealed , and added inexhaustible fields to those which had been known be- fore . The number of the planets was enlarged . The list of determined comets increases yearly . The number of the fixed stars has been ...
Side 27
... distances , for pro- jecting maps and charts , and laying down geographical districts upon them , there must be some familiarity with trigonometry and the higher mathematics . No one can thoroughly study geography in foreign lands , and ...
... distances , for pro- jecting maps and charts , and laying down geographical districts upon them , there must be some familiarity with trigonometry and the higher mathematics . No one can thoroughly study geography in foreign lands , and ...
Side 32
... distances from each other of the points where those lines impinge upon the globe . This can be done with perfect accuracy . Such investigations show that the degrees are not all of equal length , as they would be were the earth a ...
... distances from each other of the points where those lines impinge upon the globe . This can be done with perfect accuracy . Such investigations show that the degrees are not all of equal length , as they would be were the earth a ...
Side 34
... distance from the centre of the globe ; and although the present proportion of land and water seems fortuitous , undoubtedly it has a uniformly acting and a thoroughly appreciable law . THE THREEFOLD COVERING OF THE EARTH . What may in ...
... distance from the centre of the globe ; and although the present proportion of land and water seems fortuitous , undoubtedly it has a uniformly acting and a thoroughly appreciable law . THE THREEFOLD COVERING OF THE EARTH . What may in ...
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