The Gallery of Nature; a Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronmy, Physical Geography, and Geology |
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Page 197
... east ; Asia , the Sunda Isles , and Australia on the west ; the polar circles on the north and south , being divided by the equator into the North and South Pacific . It extends upwards of 9000 miles from north to south , by 12,000 from ...
... east ; Asia , the Sunda Isles , and Australia on the west ; the polar circles on the north and south , being divided by the equator into the North and South Pacific . It extends upwards of 9000 miles from north to south , by 12,000 from ...
Page 438
... east , north of the equator , and from the south - east , on the other side of the line , hence called the north - east and south - east trades . They are separated from each other by the region of calms , in which a thick foggy air ...
... east , north of the equator , and from the south - east , on the other side of the line , hence called the north - east and south - east trades . They are separated from each other by the region of calms , in which a thick foggy air ...
Page 460
... east . At Lancaster , a register kept during seven years exhibits the following average results : : - South - west North - east South West · Days . - 92 67 51 · 47 South - east North North - west East - An abstract of nine years ...
... east . At Lancaster , a register kept during seven years exhibits the following average results : : - South - west North - east South West · Days . - 92 67 51 · 47 South - east North North - west East - An abstract of nine years ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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