The Modern Preceptor ; Or, a General Course of Education, Band 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1810 - 580 Seiten |
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... Parallel Sailing Middle Latitude Sailing Mercator's Sailing Oblique Sailing Windward Sailing 290 293 295 301 307 311 Current Sailing Maps and Charts 313 319 CHAP . X. OF DRAWING , PAINTING , ENGRAVING 326 Drawing ib . Perspective 327 ...
... Parallel Sailing Middle Latitude Sailing Mercator's Sailing Oblique Sailing Windward Sailing 290 293 295 301 307 311 Current Sailing Maps and Charts 313 319 CHAP . X. OF DRAWING , PAINTING , ENGRAVING 326 Drawing ib . Perspective 327 ...
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... parallel to the equator , such circles . will serve to point out the latitudes of the several places through which they pass , from which property they are called parallels of latitude ; and being described with radii successively less ...
... parallel to the equator , such circles . will serve to point out the latitudes of the several places through which they pass , from which property they are called parallels of latitude ; and being described with radii successively less ...
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... parallel to the equator , these two circles will represent the earth's situation at the time of the solstices , where it begins to turn back towards the equator : and hence these circles are called tropics , from a Greek term signifying ...
... parallel to the equator , these two circles will represent the earth's situation at the time of the solstices , where it begins to turn back towards the equator : and hence these circles are called tropics , from a Greek term signifying ...
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... parallel to the equator , as high up as to the polar circles and the narrow bands , or zones , included between these circles , were termed climates , from a Greek word signifying a gradual inclination ; so that whatever was the length ...
... parallel to the equator , as high up as to the polar circles and the narrow bands , or zones , included between these circles , were termed climates , from a Greek word signifying a gradual inclination ; so that whatever was the length ...
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... parallel of latitude would be found by stating this propor- tion ; as radius to the sine - complement of the latitude of the given place , so are the number of English miles in a de- gree of longitude on the equator , to the number in a ...
... parallel of latitude would be found by stating this propor- tion ; as radius to the sine - complement of the latitude of the given place , so are the number of English miles in a de- gree of longitude on the equator , to the number in a ...
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affections Africa agreeable America ancient angle appear axis beauty body breadth called Cape centre chief town circle climate coast colours columns connections consequently contains course degree of longitude difference of longitude distance divided dominical letter duty earth east ecliptic elevation England English miles epact equal equator Europe extending feet France geographic miles globe gulf of Venice happiness heat human inhabitants Ireland island isles Italy lakes land latitude length light London longitude meridian mind minutes moon moral motion mountains nature northern Norway objects obligation observed ocean parallel passions perpendicular petrifactions plane plane sailing pole portion Portugal principal produced proportion rays reckoned rising river round Russia sailed Scotland sense ship shores side situated South America south pole southern Spain square miles sun's supposed surface Sweden temper tion tracts various virtue whole
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Seite 351 - The great use of studying our predecessors is, to open the mind, to shorten our labour, and to give us the result of the selection made by those great minds of what is grand or beautiful in nature ; her rich stores are all spread out before us ; but it is an art, and...
Seite 54 - Bedford . Berks Buckingham Cambridge . Chester Cornwall Cumberland Derby . . Devon Dorset Durham Essex Gloucester . Hereford Hertford . Huntingdon Kent .... Lancaster . Leicester . Lincoln Middlesex . Monmouth . Norfolk . Northampton Northumberland Nottingham Oxford Rutland Salop .... Somerset Southampton Stafford Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwick . Westmoreland . Wilts.
Seite 389 - On the same principles they formed the spreading ramifications of the stone-work in the windows, and the stained glass in the interstices ; the one to represent the branches, and the other the leaves, of an opening Grove ; and both concurred to preserve that gloomy light which inspires religious reverence and dread.
Seite 351 - Nor whilst I recommend studying the art from artists, can I be supposed to mean, that nature is to be neglected: I take this study in aid, and not in exclusion, of the other. Nature is, and must be the fountain which alone is inexhaustible; and from which all excellencies must originally flow.
Seite 533 - ... our veneration and love by an awful and devout recognition of his perfections, and to evidence our gratitude by celebrating his goodness, and thankfully acknowledging all his benefits.
Seite 490 - ... series of cares and labours, to train them up to decency, virtue, and the various arts of life. Nature has therefore provided them with the...
Seite 562 - Temperance, that virtue without pride, and fortune without envy, that gives indolence of body, and tranquillity of mind; the best guardian of youth, and support of old age...
Seite 500 - Let avarice defend it as it will, there is an honest reluctance in humanity against buying and selling, and regarding those of our own species as our wealth and possessions.
Seite 432 - Affections, nor thofe confequent to the Actions, that conftitute MORAL OBLIGATION, or excite in us the Idea of it. That Pleafure is pofterior to the Idea of Obligation, and frequently we are obliged, and acknowledge ourfelves under an Obligation, to...
Seite 424 - Moral Philosophy has this in common with Natural Philosophy, that it appeals to nature or fact ; depends on observation ; and builds its reasonings on plain uncontroverted experiments, or upon the fullest induction of particulars of which the subject will admit.