The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... heavens from the point over our own heads , the inhabitants of no part of the earth can see both poles , except those who live at the equator , from which both poles are dis- tant ninety degrees . The poles of the heavens may 84 ASTRONOMY .
... heavens from the point over our own heads , the inhabitants of no part of the earth can see both poles , except those who live at the equator , from which both poles are dis- tant ninety degrees . The poles of the heavens may 84 ASTRONOMY .
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... live , just as fishes live in water , surrounds the whole earth , to the height , as is supposed , of 40 miles . It is of a blue colour , and therefore gives that colour to the heavens . The passage of the sun's rays through it , is ...
... live , just as fishes live in water , surrounds the whole earth , to the height , as is supposed , of 40 miles . It is of a blue colour , and therefore gives that colour to the heavens . The passage of the sun's rays through it , is ...
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... live with their horses and herds under tents covered with hides . The Chi- nese are the most numerous people in the world , in- habit the finest climate , and cultivate , with success , all the arts and sciences . The Japanese inhabit ...
... live with their horses and herds under tents covered with hides . The Chi- nese are the most numerous people in the world , in- habit the finest climate , and cultivate , with success , all the arts and sciences . The Japanese inhabit ...
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... live in a natural sav- age state ; and the anecdotes of their simple manners form the charm of the voyages of Wallis , Cook , and others . 373. MAPS are exact portraits of the surface of the earth , viewed as from an eminence , or laid ...
... live in a natural sav- age state ; and the anecdotes of their simple manners form the charm of the voyages of Wallis , Cook , and others . 373. MAPS are exact portraits of the surface of the earth , viewed as from an eminence , or laid ...
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... live ; —and an- imals grow , live , and feel . " Obs . For the Mineral Kingdom , see chapter XXI . 435. The existence of all vegetables may be regard- ed as mechanical , or as similar to that of an animal when asleep , during which time ...
... live ; —and an- imals grow , live , and feel . " Obs . For the Mineral Kingdom , see chapter XXI . 435. The existence of all vegetables may be regard- ed as mechanical , or as similar to that of an animal when asleep , during which time ...
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