Practical Geography, Vol. 1: As Taught in the Monitorial School, Boston; Comprising Modern Topography (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Note. The Earth is supposed to'be round, because, 1. Men have sailed round it, as a fly walks round an apple. 2. The Earth casts a round shadow upon the moon when it passes between the moon and the sun. A round shadow can only come from a round body. 3. As we know all the other planets to be round, we may fairly conclude the Earth to be round also 4. The highest port of objects at a distance is seen be. Fore the lowest part of them, which won the case if the earth were flat or I proofs may he simply illustrated.

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