Excerpt from A Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar: Exhibiting the Present State of the World, and Containing, I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, According to the Newtonian System, and the Latest Observations, EtcThe science of geography, in the more extensive signification of the word, is so intimately connected with that of astronomy, that it will be necessary to begin this work with a summary view of the system of the world, and a brief account of the order and revolutions of the heavenly bodies.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.