School funds and school laws of Michigan: with notes and forms . r ofany age. It costs $12 00 to f 15 00, according to the styleof manufacture. Section 23, of the Primary School Law, provides thatDistricts may raise money by tax for the purchase ofglobes, outline maps, and apparatus for illustrating theprinciples of astronomy, natural philosophy, agriculturalchemistry, and the mechanic arts. The Celestial Sphere represents the Earth, (a,) sur-rounded by the heavens, and indicates the Celestial Me-ridians, (d, d,) the Equator, (f,) and the Zodiac, (e.) It alsorepresents the poles of the heavens
School funds and school laws of Michigan: with notes and forms . r ofany age. It costs $12 00 to f 15 00, according to the styleof manufacture. Section 23, of the Primary School Law, provides thatDistricts may raise money by tax for the purchase ofglobes, outline maps, and apparatus for illustrating theprinciples of astronomy, natural philosophy, agriculturalchemistry, and the mechanic arts. The Celestial Sphere represents the Earth, (a,) sur-rounded by the heavens, and indicates the Celestial Me-ridians, (d, d,) the Equator, (f,) and the Zodiac, (e.) It alsorepresents the poles of the heavens, which are simply thepoles of the Earth extended. The Zodiac is divided intotwelve equal parts, representing the twelve signs. Itslower edge is marked with degrees; and on its upper edgemonths and days are indicated. The axis (g,) may be in-clined to any angle desired, by loosening the thumb-screw,(c,) as represented at 2 and 3. By means of this instrument, the real horizon, of anyplace on the globe may be shown; also the lengths of the SCHOOL 415. Ficc. 15.—The Celestial Sphere. days and nights on any part of the earth, and at any sea-son. The time of the rising and setting of the sun, andthe suns appearcince at the Pohs, and bis phice in theEcliptic on any day of the year, may Jikewise be iUustra-ted by it. The Celestial Sphere may be obtained at a costof $8 00 to $12 00. School officers and others desirous of procuring any orall of the articles of School Apparatus here illustrated,will find the address of parties through \ agency the?ame, and improved articles of Apparatus generally, maybe obtained, at the 404th page of this volume. They may 416 SCHOOL APPARATUS. doubtless be procured at other places; but these are nam«das they have kindly furnished the means of illustrationhere used. Hereto are also appended illustrations of another styleof School Desk, and an approved style of Inkstand; also,a cut representing in miniature one of a series of ten Phi-l
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