The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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That great circle of the earth the plane of which is perpendicular to the axis of the earth; the imaginary line encircling the earth which is equi-distant from the north and south poles; the dividing line between the northern and southern hemispheres.

The circles of the earth — northern and southern hemispheres, parallels and meridians
The circles of the earth — northern and southern hemispheres, parallels and meridians
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