Geography Generalised; Or, An Introduction to the Study of Geography on the Principles of Classification and Comparison: With Maps and IllustrationsSullivan Bros., 1884 - 448 páginas |
Términos y frases comunes
Africa Alps ancient appear Arctic Arctic Ocean AREA Asia Atlantic Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria axis British called Cape capital Caspian Sea celestial equator Celt centre chain Chief Towns circle climate coast colony continent Danube diameter direction distance divided divisions Dublin earth earth's surface east eastern ecliptic elevation empire England equator equatorial Europe extends feet high France Geography German globe Gulf Gulf Stream harbour heat heavens height Hence horizon Indian inhabitants Ireland Islands Isles Italy kingdom Lake land longitude manufactures meridian Mont moon motion mountains mouth nearly north-east northern Norway Ocean orbit Pacific Pacific Ocean plain planets polar polar circles pole POPULATION port portion principal towns provinces rain range regions river Roman round Russia Scotland side South America southern hemisphere Spain square miles star Strait summits table-lands torrid zone tropics valley western winds word
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Página 20 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Página 189 - The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference.
Página 10 - Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a moderate-sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across ; Saturn, a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile ; and Uranus, a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half in diameter.
Página 207 - The squares of the periodic times of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the Sun.
Página 356 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south ; and from the Atlantic Ocean on the east, to the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Página 177 - From this time the rain falls at intervals for about a month, when it comes on again with great violence, and in July the rains are at their height : during the third month, they rather diminish, but are still heavy : and in September they gradually abate, and are often entirely suspended, till near the end of the month ; when they depart amidst thunders and tempests as they came.
Página 39 - ... the motion is still longer continued. Finding then that the effect of the original impulse is more and more protracted, in proportion as we more and more remove the impediments to motion from friction and resistance of the air, we reasonably conclude that if this could be completely done, (which is out of our power,) the motion would never cease, since what appear to be the only causes of its cessation would be absent...
Página 240 - British Channel ; on the east by the German Ocean ; and on the west by St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea. It lies nearly between the parallels of 50° and 56° north latitude, and between about two degrees of east, and six of west longitude.* Its length, from the coast of Dorsetshire to Berwick-on-Tweed, is about 360 miles ; and its breadth, from St.
Página 186 - The human animal is the only one which is naked, and the only one which can clothe itself. This is one of the properties which renders him an animal of all climates, and of all seasons. He can adapt the warmth or lightness of his covering to the temperature of his habitation.
Página 215 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades, " Or loose the bands of Orion ? "Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his seasons?