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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Page 42
... grounds which have now been explained , the following general conclu- sions appear to be established . " 1st . The observations on which the astronomy of India is founded , were made more than three thousand years before the Christian ...
... grounds which have now been explained , the following general conclu- sions appear to be established . " 1st . The observations on which the astronomy of India is founded , were made more than three thousand years before the Christian ...
Page 49
... ground of India , marked by the ruins of Canoge , Palibothra , and Be- nares . They contain rules that have originated between the tropics ; whatever be their epoch , they are all , by their mean motions , con- nected with that of the ...
... ground of India , marked by the ruins of Canoge , Palibothra , and Be- nares . They contain rules that have originated between the tropics ; whatever be their epoch , they are all , by their mean motions , con- nected with that of the ...
Page 74
... ground I defend the authentic text of the Indian scripture , as it is now extant ; and although the passages which I have so verified are few , compared with the great volume of the Vedas , yet I have sufficient grounds to argue , that ...
... ground I defend the authentic text of the Indian scripture , as it is now extant ; and although the passages which I have so verified are few , compared with the great volume of the Vedas , yet I have sufficient grounds to argue , that ...
Page 84
... ground . The ceilings of gateways , and of rooms of lofty elevation , are to be observ- ed , formed by slabs of granite , placed la- terally , and nicely shaped to each other , some measuring above thirty feet in length with a ...
... ground . The ceilings of gateways , and of rooms of lofty elevation , are to be observ- ed , formed by slabs of granite , placed la- terally , and nicely shaped to each other , some measuring above thirty feet in length with a ...
Page 96
... ground , and fastened to it . The Brahmins say that it represents a prince , who was conquered and thus * Numerous tanks of this kind are to be found in every province of India , some in front of temples , others for the use and ...
... ground , and fastened to it . The Brahmins say that it represents a prince , who was conquered and thus * Numerous tanks of this kind are to be found in every province of India , some in front of temples , others for the use and ...
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