The Geography System of Herodotus Examined and Explained, by a Comparison with Those of Other Ancient Authors, and with Modern Geography ...C.J.G. & F. Rivington, 1830 |
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... appears ( in the same place ' ) that Sir William himself meditated this task , but wanted leisure . This is much to be regretted ; as well as that the materials which he had collected for that purpose , 1 1 Preface to the History of ...
... appears ( in the same place ' ) that Sir William himself meditated this task , but wanted leisure . This is much to be regretted ; as well as that the materials which he had collected for that purpose , 1 1 Preface to the History of ...
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... appears very extraordinary , and can only be accounted for , on the ground that he does not , like others , distri ... appear , as without it they could not harden their copper , so as to make it answer the purposes of iron , in weapons ...
... appears very extraordinary , and can only be accounted for , on the ground that he does not , like others , distri ... appear , as without it they could not harden their copper , so as to make it answer the purposes of iron , in weapons ...
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... appears not to have reached us . It is , however , very probable , that in the idea of Herodotus , the Cassiterides were a cluster of small islands , insignificant in any other point of view , than as containing tin mines . Of ASIA , by ...
... appears not to have reached us . It is , however , very probable , that in the idea of Herodotus , the Cassiterides were a cluster of small islands , insignificant in any other point of view , than as containing tin mines . Of ASIA , by ...
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... appears to the most com- mon observer , is the story of the vertical sun in the He has also the following remark , in his description of Egypt . 66 It seems to be an established prejudice , even amongst nations the least refined , to ...
... appears to the most com- mon observer , is the story of the vertical sun in the He has also the following remark , in his description of Egypt . 66 It seems to be an established prejudice , even amongst nations the least refined , to ...
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... appears to have arisen in his estimation of the breadth of Arabia ; which is inferable from his statements of the respective posi- tions of Egypt and Cilicia ; Colchis , and the Persian gulf ; an error also perpetuated by succeeding geo ...
... appears to have arisen in his estimation of the breadth of Arabia ; which is inferable from his statements of the respective posi- tions of Egypt and Cilicia ; Colchis , and the Persian gulf ; an error also perpetuated by succeeding geo ...
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