The gems of masonry : emblematic and descriptive (1859)
Sherer, John · Cincinnati : The Author · leaf 32
he sphere, with the parts of the earth delineated on its sur-face, is called the terrestrial globe ; and that with the constella-tions, and otlier heavenly bodies, the celestial globe. The principal use of the globes, beside serving as maps, todistinguish the outward parts of the earth, and the… … 20 FELLOW CRAFT. improving the mind, and giving it the most distinct idea of anyproblem or proposition, as well as enabliiig it to solve the same.Contemplating these bodies, we are inspired wiih a due reverencefor the Deity and his works, and are induced to encourage thestudies of astronomy,…
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