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An introduction to the use of the globes, by E. and J. Bruce
An introduction to the use of the globes by E and J Bruce Author:Edward Bruce Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 90? Why must degrees be multiplied by 69J to bring them to English miles? QUESTIONS FOB IXJi.'lOlSE textit{IS SECTION II. Required the antoaci answering to th... more »e following : textit{Longitude. Latitude. 1. 33 16'E. 34 30' s. 2. 72 18 w. 19 46 s. 3. 170 Ow. 14 On. 4. 13 43 E. 38 10 B. Required the perioeci answering to the following : 5. 20 O'w. 56 O'n. 6. 83 2 w. 17 6. 7. 100 8 w. 11 42 N. Give the antipodes corresponding to the following: 8. 171 30'E. 52 O's. 9. 160 0 E. 63 20 8. 10. 176 6 w. 39 51 s. 11. Required the shortest distance between Africa and America. 12. Required the number of miles that an East India ship sails in her voyage from London to Madras. 13. How many miles must a ship sail in going from St. John's, in Newfoundland, to Nootka Sound,?and what is the difference between this distance and the direct distance between the two places 14. How many miles does a ship sail in her voyage from London to Botany Bay, supposing her to go in as straight a course as possible ? 15. What is the distance between the north and south Poles? Measure the distances between the following places on a map. 16. Ushant Island and Strasburg. 20. Havre de Grace and 17. Calais and Montpellier. Nice. 18. Bordeaux and Narbonne. 21. St. Maloe and Marseilles. 19. Caen and Geneva. 22. Toulouse and Paris. SECTION III. DEFINITION. The textit{horary, or textit{hour circles, are small circles on the globe, placed at the north and south poles, having the hours of the day marked upon them, with an index to each. THE TIME OF DIFFERENT PLACES COMPARED. The earth, turning on its axis from textit{west to textit{cast, causes a different part of its surface to be successively presented to the sun. When the meridian of a place is dire...« less