Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817 - 378 pages |
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... some Practices peculiar to the Hin- dūs • 353 INDEX • 357 In reading the Names of Persons and Places , the Vowels are understood to be pronounced as in the Italian Language . RESEARCHES 1 ON t Ancient and Modern India . CHAPTER.
... some Practices peculiar to the Hin- dūs • 353 INDEX • 357 In reading the Names of Persons and Places , the Vowels are understood to be pronounced as in the Italian Language . RESEARCHES 1 ON t Ancient and Modern India . CHAPTER.
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... ancient distribution of the ecliptic into twenty- seven parts . " “ In like manner , they may have either received or given the hint of an armillary sphere as an instrument for astronomical observation ; but certainly they have not ...
... ancient distribution of the ecliptic into twenty- seven parts . " “ In like manner , they may have either received or given the hint of an armillary sphere as an instrument for astronomical observation ; but certainly they have not ...
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