Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1801 - India |
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Page 205
... astronomical observations , Strabo informs us , was funk to mark precisely the period of the fummer folftice , on that day , when the ftile of the fun - dial , at noon , cafts no fhadow ; on that day , when the beam of the vertical fun ...
... astronomical observations , Strabo informs us , was funk to mark precisely the period of the fummer folftice , on that day , when the ftile of the fun - dial , at noon , cafts no fhadow ; on that day , when the beam of the vertical fun ...
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... astronomical mythology of the Hindoos I am proud to acknowledge my lafting obligations to NATHANIEL BRASSEY HALHED , Esq . who has deeply investigated that curious subject , and who , I hope , will be incited by the same ardent It is ...
... astronomical mythology of the Hindoos I am proud to acknowledge my lafting obligations to NATHANIEL BRASSEY HALHED , Esq . who has deeply investigated that curious subject , and who , I hope , will be incited by the same ardent It is ...
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