Works, Volume 79Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 29
... direction of either tropic . Item . If a man is at a place where the sun is between him and the Equator , whether the Equator be towards the Arctic or towards the Antarctic pole , let him first find the number of degrees of the sun's ...
... direction of either tropic . Item . If a man is at a place where the sun is between him and the Equator , whether the Equator be towards the Arctic or towards the Antarctic pole , let him first find the number of degrees of the sun's ...
Page 54
... direction , and the whole of the country behind the cape is very mountainous : the mountains are visible behind the cape from the open sea as one is approaching it , and also from inside it . There are three landmarks by which the cape ...
... direction , and the whole of the country behind the cape is very mountainous : the mountains are visible behind the cape from the open sea as one is approaching it , and also from inside it . There are three landmarks by which the cape ...
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... direction of the coast beyond Cabo das Palmas , for beyond this cape it runs in one direction , and on this side of the cape , along the coast of Mala- gueta , in another : any pilot going to these parts should observe this and the ...
... direction of the coast beyond Cabo das Palmas , for beyond this cape it runs in one direction , and on this side of the cape , along the coast of Mala- gueta , in another : any pilot going to these parts should observe this and the ...
Contents
The Second Book describing the discoveries | 103 |
The Third Book concerning the discoveries of King | 139 |
The Fourth Book containing the discoveries | 163 |
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