Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... means follows that the student should be deeply read in Astronomy , Geology , or Meteorology . All that is necessary is . that he be able to perceive the connection and interbearings of these sciences , and be capable of appreciating ...
... means follows that the student should be deeply read in Astronomy , Geology , or Meteorology . All that is necessary is . that he be able to perceive the connection and interbearings of these sciences , and be capable of appreciating ...
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... mean diameter of the earth will be 7912.409 miles , and its mean circumference or girth 24,858 miles . It is usual , however , to speak , in round numbers , of the diameter being 8000 ; the radius , or distance from the surface to the ...
... mean diameter of the earth will be 7912.409 miles , and its mean circumference or girth 24,858 miles . It is usual , however , to speak , in round numbers , of the diameter being 8000 ; the radius , or distance from the surface to the ...
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... average or mean density of the most prevalent rocks is about 2 times that of water at the temperature of 62 ° Fahrenheit , while the density of the whole mass , as determined by astronomical FIGURE , MOTIONS , DIMENSIONS . 23.
... average or mean density of the most prevalent rocks is about 2 times that of water at the temperature of 62 ° Fahrenheit , while the density of the whole mass , as determined by astronomical FIGURE , MOTIONS , DIMENSIONS . 23.
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... mean density which astronomy and physics have deter- mined . It is thus that geologists , and geographers adopting the language of geologists , speak of the " crust of the globe , ” and of the " interior of the globe " -meaning by the ...
... mean density which astronomy and physics have deter- mined . It is thus that geologists , and geographers adopting the language of geologists , speak of the " crust of the globe , ” and of the " interior of the globe " -meaning by the ...
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... are employed , as 4 ° 6 ′ 12 ′′ , meaning thereby 4 degrees , 6 minutes , and 12 seconds . The distance between the equator and either pole being only the fourth part of the earth's circumference , TECHNICAL SUBDIVISIONS , 29 20.
... are employed , as 4 ° 6 ′ 12 ′′ , meaning thereby 4 degrees , 6 minutes , and 12 seconds . The distance between the equator and either pole being only the fourth part of the earth's circumference , TECHNICAL SUBDIVISIONS , 29 20.
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