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A Class-Book of Modern Geography ... New edition, revised and largely rewritten (by Albert Hill), etc

William Hughes · 1898 · Scanned text

260,268 words · about 18 h 14 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
William Hughes
Language
English
Published
1898
Length
260,268 words · about 18 h 14 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (3)
  1. Front matter under 1 min
  2. Introduction about 1 min
  3. Preface about 18 h 12 min

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Front matter

A CLASS-BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY THE ADVANCED CLASS-BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY, BY THE SAME AUTHOR, is designed to supplement this book. The same work is also published in sections under the general title of PHILIPS' GEOGRAPHICAL MANUALS, And in this form will be found most useful for students preparing for examination. The Series consists of Nine Volumes, uniform in size and style, and neatly bound in limp cloth. Each volume contains one or more coloured maps. LIST OF THE SERIES. P ia. AN

Introduction

TO THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY . ,s. od. GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH ISLES .... .is. 6d. .. THE BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES . . -as. 6d. „ THE BRITISH EMPIRE ... . 3s. od. .. EUROPE . . . . . is. od. „ ASIA ... . . . is. 6d. .. AFRICA .... . is. od. ., AMERICA ... . . . is. 6d. .. AUSTRALASIA AND POLYNESIA . . 1S 6d. THE *yy©$L2iD siu-wingcommercial highways ia(.'IH',l 1'llll.IP A. SON L09D01 .**> I.IVKIEPOOL A CLASS-BOOK OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY WITH EXAMINATION QUESTIONS, NOTES, & INDEX. BY WILLIAM HUGHES, F.R.G.S., LATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY m KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. J-tttu (BMiion : HU-bistii anb htrgelu ]Heturittcit, WITH MAPS AND DIAGRAMS. LONDON : GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 32 FLEET STREET, E.C. Liverpool: Philip, Son & Nephew, 45 to 51 South Castle Street. 1898. A ll Rights Reserved. 1 [Ent. at Stat.

Halt. Crown Svo, cloth, price Three Shillings and Sixpence. CLASS-BOOK OF PHYSICAL & ASTRONOMICAL GEOGRAPHY, By W. Hughes, F.R.G.S. Revised and Edited by R. A. Gregory, F.R.A.S. With Notes, Index, and Illustrated with numerous Diagrams, Pictures, and Maps (some Coloured). OF NEW EDITION. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS The Son. Climate and Circumstances which determine it. General Aruancemest of the Planetary System. Rivers, Glaciers, and Lakes, The Crust of the Earth. Size and Shape of the "World. Latitude and Longitude. Tides and Chief Ocean Currents. Day and Night. Agents of Change. Mountains, Hills, and Valleys. Physical Geography of Individual Continents- The Seasons. The Moon and its Phases. Eclipse. Physical Geography of British Isles- Distribution of Plants and Animals. Races of Men. The Oceans Important New Features. 1.

Rearrangement and increased space devoted to Astronomical Geography and Physiography. 2. Introduction of Numerous Pictures, and additional Diagrams and Coloured Maps. GEORGE PHILIP & SON, PUBLISHERS, LONDON and LIVERPOOL. PUBLISHERS'

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