Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 205
... equal in any other for their godliness , and their abstinence from sensual gratifi- cations . ' " " He mentions different opinions , or sects , that have arisen among them ; a thing un- fortunately common to all religions : and when ...
... equal in any other for their godliness , and their abstinence from sensual gratifi- cations . ' " " He mentions different opinions , or sects , that have arisen among them ; a thing un- fortunately common to all religions : and when ...
Page 269
... equal enthusiasm and aversion , misrepresent their characters , and detract from all their merits and pretensions . " * Another sect , called the Jainas , or Jains , now exists , chiefly in Mysore , Canara , and Guzerat . Having adopted ...
... equal enthusiasm and aversion , misrepresent their characters , and detract from all their merits and pretensions . " * Another sect , called the Jainas , or Jains , now exists , chiefly in Mysore , Canara , and Guzerat . Having adopted ...
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... equal to two constellations and a quarter , each constel- lation consists of thirteen degrees , twenty minutes , and has its particular name . This division of the zodiac is extremely natural in the infancy of astronomical ob- servation ...
... equal to two constellations and a quarter , each constel- lation consists of thirteen degrees , twenty minutes , and has its particular name . This division of the zodiac is extremely natural in the infancy of astronomical ob- servation ...
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... equal parts , in which parts the length of the shadow is also measured . One third of this measure is the number of minutes by which the day , at the end of the first month after the equinox , exceeds twelve hours ; four - fifths of ...
... equal parts , in which parts the length of the shadow is also measured . One third of this measure is the number of minutes by which the day , at the end of the first month after the equinox , exceeds twelve hours ; four - fifths of ...
Page 43
... equal to that which the action of the planets on one another may be shewn to have pro- duced , in the space of forty - eight centu- ries , reckoned back from the beginning of the present . 66 Two other of the elements of this as ...
... equal to that which the action of the planets on one another may be shewn to have pro- duced , in the space of forty - eight centu- ries , reckoned back from the beginning of the present . 66 Two other of the elements of this as ...
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