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Excerpt from Catechism of the Use of the Globes, Vol. 1 of 2: On the Terrestrial Globe
Q. Give a description of the figure and con struction of the Terrestrial Globe.
A The Terrestrial Globe is a Sphere, cover ed with a map, which represents the surface of the Earth, and is marked with the Parallels of Latitude Meridians of Longitude, the Equa tor and Ecliptic. It turns round on its axis, by means of two pins, (representing the Poles, ) in a brass ring, called the Brass Meridian.
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