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Excerpt from A Compendious Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and of Maps: Compiled From the Works of Keith, Ferguson, Adams, Hutton, Bryan, Goldsmith, and Other Eminent Authors, Being a Blain and Comprehensive Introduction to the Practical Knowledge of Geography and Astronomy, Containing Also a Brief View of the Solar System; A Although many works Of standard excel lence are extant on the use of the globes, and on the elements Of geographical and astronomical knowledge, they are, in gene ral, too expensive for introduction into the Schools and Academies Of this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.