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... Latitude on the Earthly Globe and of dif- ferent Climates VI . Of Right Ascension , Declination and Hour Circles VII . Of Longitude and Latitude on the Heavenly Globe , and of the Nodes and Eclipses of the Planets VIII . Of Altitude ...
... Latitude on the Earthly Globe and of dif- ferent Climates VI . Of Right Ascension , Declination and Hour Circles VII . Of Longitude and Latitude on the Heavenly Globe , and of the Nodes and Eclipses of the Planets VIII . Of Altitude ...
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... latitude , projected on the meridian printed for this use , a learner might much more speedily advance himself in the knowledge of geography by his own drawing the figures of all the parts of the world upon it by imitation , than by ...
... latitude , projected on the meridian printed for this use , a learner might much more speedily advance himself in the knowledge of geography by his own drawing the figures of all the parts of the world upon it by imitation , than by ...
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... latitude , though its centre is the north - pole . This gives us a better view of the heavenly bodies as they appear every night to us , and it may be made use of with a little instruction , and with ease , to serve for a noctural , and ...
... latitude , though its centre is the north - pole . This gives us a better view of the heavenly bodies as they appear every night to us , and it may be made use of with a little instruction , and with ease , to serve for a noctural , and ...
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... Latitude on the Earthly Globe , and of different Climates . THE various parts of the earth and heavens bear various ... latitude of a place is its distance from the SECTION V. 231 Of Longitude and Latitude on the Earthly Globe and of dif ...
... Latitude on the Earthly Globe , and of different Climates . THE various parts of the earth and heavens bear various ... latitude of a place is its distance from the SECTION V. 231 Of Longitude and Latitude on the Earthly Globe and of dif ...
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... latitude of London is 51 degrees 32 minutes , that is , about 51 . A place is said to have north latitude or south latitude ac- cording as it lies toward the north pole or south pole in its dis- tance from the equator . So London has 51 ...
... latitude of London is 51 degrees 32 minutes , that is , about 51 . A place is said to have north latitude or south latitude ac- cording as it lies toward the north pole or south pole in its dis- tance from the equator . So London has 51 ...
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