Astronography, or, Astronomical geography, with the use of globes : arranged either for simultaneous reading and study in classes, or for study in the common method (1854)
Tropic on the 23d of December. Butwith all its imperfections, our figure shows strikingly thecontrast between the Summer position of our Observer,when, on the 21st of June, he has the Suns rays nearly Chapter XIX.—1. What is the Climate of any place ? What isthe great general rule concerning… … vertical, and his Winter position on the 2 2d of Decem-ber, when only a few slant rays touch the surface of theEarth. 4. The Earth has heretofore been divided by circles oflatitude into 30 Climates; 24 from the Equator to eachPolar Circle, and 6 from each Polar Circle to the Pole.In this…
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![An illustration from Mundus subterraneus, in XII libros digestus : qvo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo [pantamorphon] Protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas & divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum causae acri indagine inquistae demonstrantur, cognitae per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparata, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur. Ad Alexandrum VII. pont. opt. max. (1678)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-mundussubterrane02kirc-84-83.webp)
