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Page 194 - The legislative power is vested in a. Congress consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate, and the executive in a President. Representatives, elected by each state, at the rate of one member for 80,000 inhabitants, hold their places for two years. The qualifications requisite are, twenty-five years' age, and eight years
Page 232 - The longitude of a place is the distance of the meridian of that place, east or west, from the first meridian.
Page 181 - I., on the NW coast of N. America, with the Aleutian Archipelago in Russian America. In Behring's sea, are the group of Pribylof and Nounivok, belonging to Russia. The Arctic Ocean presents a vast number of islands, the majority of which, previously to the late voyage of discovery, were regarded as parts of the American continent.
Page 21 - It is bounded on the N. by the Arctic Ocean; on the W. by the Atlantic Ocean; on the S. by the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmora, the Black Sea, Sea of Azof, and the Caucasian Mountains; on the E.
Page 240 - ... then bring the given place to the meridian, and set the index to the given hour. Turn the globe till the index points to twelve at noon ; and the place exactly under the sun's declination on the brazen meridian will have the sun vertical at the given time.
Page 144 - Singapore is an island about twenty-seven miles long by fourteen wide, with an area of 206 square miles, situated at the southern extremity of the Malay Peninsula, from which it is separated by a narrow strait about three-quarters of a mile in width. There are a number of small islands adjacent to it, which form part of the settlement.
Page 211 - The government of the island is vested in a captain-general, who is supreme military commandant and civil governor of one of the provinces. There is a governor of the other provinces, who has independent civil power, responsible only to the Court of Spain. There is a military garrison of several battalions, and a marine force of 4 frigates, 15 steam-ships, and 32 small craft.