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1 New System of Modern Geography: Or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Nations of the World 1794-1795

handle is hein.beal/nsymodgeo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A NEW SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY: O R, A Geographical, Hiftorical, and Commercial Grammar; AND PRESENT STATE OF THE SEVERAL NATIONS OF THE WORLD. CONT AINING, The Figures, Motions, and Diftances of the Pla-2 nets, according to the Newtonian Syftem and the lateft Obfervations. A general View of the Earth, confidered as a Planet, with feveral ufeful Geographical De- finitions and Problems. The grand Divifions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Iflands. The Situation and Extent of Empires, King- doms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. Their Climates, Air, Soil, Vegetables, Produc- tions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiofitiesj Seas, Rivers, Bays, Promontories, and Lakes. . The Birds and Beafts peculiar to each Country.- (VII. Obfervations on the Changes that have been any where obferved upon the Face of Nature, fince the moft early Periods of Hiftory. VIII. The Hiftory and Origin of Nations; their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Re- venues, Taxes, Naval and Military Strength. I IX. The Genius, Manners, Cuftoms, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Ma- nufa6tures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Stru6tures, Ruins, and arti- ficial Curiofities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Dif- tances of principal Places from Philadelphia. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, I. A Geographical Index, WITH THE NAMES AND PLACES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANCED. II. A Table of the Coins of all Nations, AND THEIR VALUE IN DOLLARS AND CENTS. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events, FROM THE CREATION TO THE PRESENT TIME. IV. The late Difcoveries of Herfchell, and other Aftronomers. By WILLIAM GUTHRIEl Esq. THE ASTRONOMICAL PARTS CORRECTED BY DR. RITTENHOUSE. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME I. THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, CORRECTED, IMPROVED, AND GREATLY ENLARGED. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY MATHEW CAREY. FEB. I. M.DCC.XCIV. I. II. III IV V. VI

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