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 31
... possession of all its force , and to afford a strong confirmation of the ac- curacy of the theory , and the authenticity of the tables . " That observations made in India when all Europe was barbarous or uninhabited , and investigations ...
... possession of all its force , and to afford a strong confirmation of the ac- curacy of the theory , and the authenticity of the tables . " That observations made in India when all Europe was barbarous or uninhabited , and investigations ...
Page 44
... possession of such or such parts of their astro- nomy . It is possible that materials may yet be found , to enable Mr. Playfair to carry his researches still far- ther back into antiquity ; but , probably , never to as- certain the ...
... possession of such or such parts of their astro- nomy . It is possible that materials may yet be found , to enable Mr. Playfair to carry his researches still far- ther back into antiquity ; but , probably , never to as- certain the ...
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... possessed a knowledge of the mechanical powers , which in the lapse of time , and under the oppressions of their conquerors , has been lost , may , among other proofs , be inferred from those huge and ponderous masses of granite to be ...
... possessed a knowledge of the mechanical powers , which in the lapse of time , and under the oppressions of their conquerors , has been lost , may , among other proofs , be inferred from those huge and ponderous masses of granite to be ...
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... possessed of some medical preparations , with which , if they anointed dead bodies , and after- wards buried them in a dry soil , they suf fered no injury from time ; and there can be no doubt but this corpse must have been preserved ...
... possessed of some medical preparations , with which , if they anointed dead bodies , and after- wards buried them in a dry soil , they suf fered no injury from time ; and there can be no doubt but this corpse must have been preserved ...
Page 113
... possessions by the late Nabob of the Carnatic , Mahomed Ally , * after some fruitless attempts to recover them , resolved to make a final effort for that purpose . He accordingly entered the province at the head of those who had ...
... possessions by the late Nabob of the Carnatic , Mahomed Ally , * after some fruitless attempts to recover them , resolved to make a final effort for that purpose . He accordingly entered the province at the head of those who had ...
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