The international geography . Fig. 87.—Raihi-ays radiating from London. 186 The International Geography. scientific societies of London are the headquarters of all branches ofBritish science. The publishing trade has been centralised in Londonto a remarkable degree, almost all the publishers who made Edinburghfamous as a literary centre early in the nineteenth century have removedto London, although much of the printing is done in other towns. The Isle of Man.—The Isle of Man, lying in the Irish Sea, isindependent of either England, Scotland,or Ireland, a fact hinted at in its coat ofarms. The

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The international geography . Fig. 87.—Raihi-ays radiating from London. 186 The International Geography. scientific societies of London are the headquarters of all branches ofBritish science. The publishing trade has been centralised in Londonto a remarkable degree, almost all the publishers who made Edinburghfamous as a literary centre early in the nineteenth century have removedto London, although much of the printing is done in other towns. The Isle of Man.—The Isle of Man, lying in the Irish Sea, isindependent of either England, Scotland,or Ireland, a fact hinted at in its coat ofarms. The island enjoys complete homerule ; the legislative body, called the Houseof Keys, is composed of twenty-four landedproprietors. A governor is appointed bythe British government to represent theCrown. The island is of great geologicalinterest, being composed, like the LakeDistrict, mainly of Silurian rocks, patches ofCarboniferous limestone, and some bosses Fig. ,. Isle of Man. The circle f granite. The northern portion is a drift- has a rail I IIS of 45 in lies. ^ ^ covered plain, but the ce

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