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A great variety of appearances, both on the surface of the earth, and in the heavens, prove conclusively, that the earth is a spherical or round body.-1. When we stand on the sea-shore, while the sea is perfectly calm, we perceive that the surface of the water is not quite plane, but convex or rounded; and if we are on the side of an arm of the sea, and, with our eyes near the water, look towards the opposite coast, we plainly see the water elevated between our eyes and the shore, so as to prevent our seeing the land near the edge of the water.-2. When an object is seen at a distance upon the surface of the earth, a part of its base is hid from the view. As the distance is

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