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iven.in the short compass of 124 pages. 
he author, however, has found an ef- 
fectual way of reconciling us to his bre- 
Art. XV. An Introduction to Geography and Astronomy, 
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL BOOKS. . 
* 
vity, by evincing the most deplorable 
ignorance of the science which he has 
undertaken to demonstrate. 
by the Use of the Globes and 
Maps. To which are added, the Construction of Meps, and a Table of the Latitudes 
“and Longitudes of the Places mentioned in the Work. By E. andj. Bruce. 8vo. pp. 250. 
THIS .useful little work consists of 
two -partss:the first. contains thirty-six 
problems tobe resolved by the terrestrial 
globe; the second contains thirty pro- 
blems, adapted to the celestial globe. 
—The writings of Dr. Hutton, Pro- 
fessor Vince, Dr. Herschell, and other 
able mathematicians, have been judi- 
ciously had recourse to; and the mo- 
dern discoveries are inserted in their pro- 
per places. The whole forms a very 
complete treatise, superior in many re- 
spects to most of its predecessors on the 
same subject. 
Art. XVI. An Easy Grammar of Geography: intended as a Companion and Introduction 
to the “ Geography for the Use of Schools,” by the same Author. 
Rev. J. Goupsmiru. 18mo, pp. 144 
THE manner in which this introduc- 
tion is executed, can only be known by 
a specimen ; take one any where: 
«* Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
; and Lreland. 
«© The island of Great Britain is divided 
into England, Wales, and Scotland. It is 
six hundred miles long, and three hundred 
broad; and contains about twelve millions 
of inhabitants. 
«©The advantages of its climates are thus 
described by a modern poet: 
<< A fairer isle than Britain, never sun 
View'd in his wide career! A lovely spot 
’ For all that life can ask !--Salubrious !--mild! 
Tts hills are green! its woods and prospects 
fair! 
Its meadows fertile! and, to crown the whole 
Jn one delightful word,—it is our home— 
Our native isle.” ; 
“To the above it may be added, that 
Great Britain is the undisputed mistress of 
the seas, which are every where covered 
with her ships. Her wealth, the value of 
her manufactures, and the extent of her 
commerce are unequalled. The industry and 
intelligence of her inhabitants, the excellent 
form of her political constitution, the just 
administration of her laws, and the inde- 
pendence arising from her insulai situation, 
combine to render her an object of admira: 
tion to all other nations. 
«« England contains forty counties or 
s'iires, situated in the following order, takep 
trom north to south. 
Counties. Chief Towns. 
Northumberland Newcastle 
Durham Durham 
ap eta i it 
estmorelan e 
Yorkshire 4 yok ’ 
Lancashire Lancaster 
Cheshire Chester 
Shropshire Shrewsbury 
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With Maps. By the 
_ Counties. Chief Towns, 
Derbyshire Derby 
Nottinghamshire Nottingham 
Lincolnshire Lincoln 
Rutland Oakham 
Leicestershire Leicester 
Staffordshire Stafford 
Warwickshire Warwick 
Worcestershire Worcester 
Herefordshire Hereford 
Monmouthshire Monmouth 
Gloucestershire Gloucester 
Oxfordshire Oxford ‘ 
Buckinghamshire Aylesbury 
Northamptonshire Northampton 
Bedfordshire Bedford 
Huntingdonshire Huntingdon 
Cambridgeshire Cambridge 
Norfolk Norwich 
Suffolk Bur 
Essex Che Mae 
Hertfordshire Hertford 
Middlesex London 
Kent Canterbury 
Surrey Guildford 
‘Sussex Chichester 
Berkshire Reading 
Hampshire Winchester 
Wiltshire Salisbury 
Dorsetshire Dorset ~ 
Somersetshire Wells 
Devonshire Exeter 
Cornwall Launceston 
«« London contains nearly a million of 
inhabitants, is twenty miles in circumfe- 
rence, and is the largest and most opulent 
city in the world.” 
After giving such an account as this 
is of almost every country in the globe, 
Mr. Goldsmith gives some geographical 
questions, problems and questions on 
the use of the globes, and a vocabulary 
of the proper names of places, divided 
and accented in the way in which they 
are usually pronounced, 
