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A Catechism of Geography: Being an Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of the World, and Its Inhabitants; The Whole of Which May Be Committed to Memory at an Early Age (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Excerpt from A Catechism of Geography: Being an Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of the World, and Its Inhabitants; The Whole of Which May Be Committed to Memory at an Early Age Question. What is Geography? Answer. A description of the earth. Q. What is the earth? A. The world, or rather, the globe, on which we live. Q. Of what shape is the earth? A. Nearly round, like an orange. Q. How large is the earth? A. It is more than twenty-four thousand miles round, and eight thousand through. Q. How far is it from the sun? A. Ninety-five millions of miles. Q. Does the earth move? A. Yes; it has two motions: the one round the sun, which it performs yearly; and the other round its own axis, which it performs daily. Q. What are these motions called? A. The first is called its annual motion, and the last its diurnal. Q. What is caused by the annual motion? A. The change and variety of the seasons. Q. What is caused by the diurnal motion? A. The succession of day and night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1331129796
- ISBN 13 9781331129790
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages78
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