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... round the earth , and in this way made to see for himself that the earth is actually round . This is what is called the inductive method , the adoption of which , in the other branches of science , has contributed so essentially to the ...
... round the earth , and in this way made to see for himself that the earth is actually round . This is what is called the inductive method , the adoption of which , in the other branches of science , has contributed so essentially to the ...
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... round like a globe or ball . 39. What is the diameter of a sphere ? A straight line that passes through the centre from one side to the other . 40. What is the radius of a sphere ? A line drawn from the surface to the centre . The ...
... round like a globe or ball . 39. What is the diameter of a sphere ? A straight line that passes through the centre from one side to the other . 40. What is the radius of a sphere ? A line drawn from the surface to the centre . The ...
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... rounded by water . What is a place called if it is almost sur- rounded by water ? A peninsula . Can you draw an island and a peninsula on your slate ? or find one on the map ? What land lies south of the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean ...
... rounded by water . What is a place called if it is almost sur- rounded by water ? A peninsula . Can you draw an island and a peninsula on your slate ? or find one on the map ? What land lies south of the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean ...
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... round it ? I should think it must be round , like a ball , or globe . * By the use of an artificial globe , an orange , or an apple , this subject can be made intelligible to quite young children . A cheap globe has been prepared for ...
... round it ? I should think it must be round , like a ball , or globe . * By the use of an artificial globe , an orange , or an apple , this subject can be made intelligible to quite young children . A cheap globe has been prepared for ...
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... round it , just as a fly crawls round an apple , or an orange . Many persons have sailed round it in ships . Do you suppose they could sail in a straight line round the globe ? Why not ? You may show me on the map ( or globe ) , in what ...
... round it , just as a fly crawls round an apple , or an orange . Many persons have sailed round it in ships . Do you suppose they could sail in a straight line round the globe ? Why not ? You may show me on the map ( or globe ) , in what ...
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Page 56 - The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab the lion shines, The virgin and the scales, The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, And fish with glittering tails.
Page 39 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
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Page 110 - He would not accept his life, when offered on the condition that he should make peace with the English. When he was informed that it was determined to put him to death, he said, 'I like it well; I shall die before my heart is soft, before I shall have spoken anything unworthy of myself.
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Page 30 - What is a river ? A river is a large stream of water flowing through the, land. What is a lake ? A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
Page 11 - And this point is called the centre of the circle, [and any straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference is called a radius of the circle].
Page 29 - What is an Island ? An Isl'and is a portion of Land entirely surrounded by Water.'How do you spell Island ? 12.
Page 88 - I see that the English are my friends and love me, and while I live I will never forget the kindness they have shown me.