Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 32
re than a quarter of acircle, or 90°, it is obvious that no place can have more than 90° of latitude; or, inother words, all places upon the earths surface must be between the Equator and 90°of latitude, either north or south.] * Tek-hes-tri-al, from terre, the earth: pertaining to the earth.Hence… … THE TROPICS AND POLAR CIRCLE. E^ E F/ \ DC V Af : o1- AX MS A < \ / . Z) \ / . Q \ v / Ell 96. What are Parallels of Latitude ?Circles either Xorth or South, of the Equator, and running parallel to it. [We may imagine any conceivable number of parallelsbetween tbe Equator and the Poles, though…
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