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Page 144
... Persian influence can be traced.1 The survival , perhaps the sole survival , of an astrolabe representing a Greek type apparently unmodified by foreign ideas justifies the supposition that while oriental astronomy , itself nurtured upon ...
... Persian influence can be traced.1 The survival , perhaps the sole survival , of an astrolabe representing a Greek type apparently unmodified by foreign ideas justifies the supposition that while oriental astronomy , itself nurtured upon ...
Page 230
... Persian war of 1826-8 we felt obliged to stand aside while Persia was robbed of two of her northern provinces and of her rights of navigation on the Caspian Sea . Our conduct was diplomatically correct , since Persia had been goaded ...
... Persian war of 1826-8 we felt obliged to stand aside while Persia was robbed of two of her northern provinces and of her rights of navigation on the Caspian Sea . Our conduct was diplomatically correct , since Persia had been goaded ...
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... Persian army and direct the defence of the Caucasian frontier . The life and soul of the intelligence service at Teheran was Mr. ( afterwards Sir John ) McNeill , who went thither in 1824 in a subordinate capacity , after a short career ...
... Persian army and direct the defence of the Caucasian frontier . The life and soul of the intelligence service at Teheran was Mr. ( afterwards Sir John ) McNeill , who went thither in 1824 in a subordinate capacity , after a short career ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 192526 | 3 |
ON THE COLOPHONS AND MARGINALIA OF IRISH SCRIBES BY THE | 11 |
ENGLISH ORNAMENT IN | 45 |
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