A plain system of geography connected with a variety of astronomical observations, familiarly discussed in a conversation between a father and his son: Containing an Account of The Figure, Motion, and Dimensions of the Earth;-a View of the Solar System; the Motions, Distances, &c. of the Planets; a Survey of the Fixed Stars;-an Account of the Circles belonging to the Sphere, and of the different Seasons, as arising from the Earth's Annual Motion;-The Nature and Use of the Terrestrial Globe, with some Necessary Directions relative to Maps;-The Grand Division of the Earth into Land and Water, Continents and Islands;-The Situation and Extent of the several Kingdoms, Provinces, States, and Empires; their Soil, Produce, Governments, Customs, Manners, Religion, &c. By Evan Lloyd, schoolmaster. Illustrated with copperplates and maps
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
printed for the author, by Mundell & Son, Royal Bank Close
1797, 1797
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Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T1308. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - With a half-title, a list of subscribers and a final errata leaf |
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Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (xxiv,204,[2]p.,plates) maps 12° |