The American Geography: Or, a View of the Present Situation of the United States of America: Containing Astronomical Geography--geographical Definitions, Discovery, and General Description of America and the United States ... With a Particular Description of Kentucky, the Western Territory, and Vermont .. To which is Added an Abridgment of the Geography of the British, Spanish, French, and Dutch Dominions in America and the West Indies--of Europe, Asia, and AfricaJ. Jones, 1792 - 536 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 89
עמוד 10
... tion ; in this way day - light is produced , even when the whole hemifphere is covered with clouds . Winds . ] Wind is air put in motion ; the swifter this motion , and the more denfe the air , the greater will be the force of the wind ...
... tion ; in this way day - light is produced , even when the whole hemifphere is covered with clouds . Winds . ] Wind is air put in motion ; the swifter this motion , and the more denfe the air , the greater will be the force of the wind ...
עמוד 12
... tion to the ftudy of geography and navigation , for which his genius was naturally inclined , Columbus had obtained a knowledge of the true figure of the earth , much fuperior to the general notions of the age in which he lived . In ...
... tion to the ftudy of geography and navigation , for which his genius was naturally inclined , Columbus had obtained a knowledge of the true figure of the earth , much fuperior to the general notions of the age in which he lived . In ...
עמוד 31
... tion being made to king George the Second , he iffued letters patent , 1732 bearing date June 9th , 1732 , for legally carrying into execution the benevolent plan . In honour of the king , who greatly encour- aged the plan , they called ...
... tion being made to king George the Second , he iffued letters patent , 1732 bearing date June 9th , 1732 , for legally carrying into execution the benevolent plan . In honour of the king , who greatly encour- aged the plan , they called ...
עמוד 43
... tion of the river Ohio , and annexed fuch remarks on the fituation of the weftern waters as will throw great light on this part of our fubject , and may not be omitted . His obfervations , together with thofe already made , will afford ...
... tion of the river Ohio , and annexed fuch remarks on the fituation of the weftern waters as will throw great light on this part of our fubject , and may not be omitted . His obfervations , together with thofe already made , will afford ...
עמוד 45
... tion on the Patomak , is forty miles of very mountainous road . Wills's creek , at the mouth of which was Fort Cumberland , is thirty or forty yards wide , but affords no navigation as yet . Cheat river , another confi- derable branch ...
... tion on the Patomak , is forty miles of very mountainous road . Wills's creek , at the mouth of which was Fort Cumberland , is thirty or forty yards wide , but affords no navigation as yet . Cheat river , another confi- derable branch ...
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