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SOUTHEAST |
At 135 degrees from north |
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NORTHEAST |
The point between the north and east, at an equal
distance from each; the northeast part or region. |
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DAKOTA GROUP |
A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation
in Western North America; -- so named from the region where the strata
were first studied. |
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NORTH |
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning;
proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. |
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TRIOCTILE |
An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when
they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135
degrees, distant from each other. |
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LONGITUDE |
The distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal
equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to the ecliptic
passing through the hea... |
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SOLSTICE |
The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest
from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign
Cancer and the fir... |
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LACROSSE |
A game of ball, originating among the North American
Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in
England and the United ... |
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TROPIC |
One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere,
situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23¡ 28/, and
parallel to it, whic... |
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HOUSE |
A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles
intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by
astrologers in noti... |