Excerpt from Catechism of the Use of the Globes, Vol. 1 of 2: On the Terrestrial GlobeA. It is employed, first, to determine the actual and relative situation of all places on the Earth's surface. Secondly, to explain the Phenomena which take place on the Earth - resulting from its double motion, on its axis, and round the sun.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.