The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1830 |
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Side vii
... Course pursued . - Periplus of His accurate Account of the Indian Peninsula . 100 CHAP . VIII . - PTOLEMY . - Increased Intercourse of Nations under the Romans . - Advantages enjoyed by Ptolemy . Applies the Measures of Longitude and ...
... Course pursued . - Periplus of His accurate Account of the Indian Peninsula . 100 CHAP . VIII . - PTOLEMY . - Increased Intercourse of Nations under the Romans . - Advantages enjoyed by Ptolemy . Applies the Measures of Longitude and ...
Side 2
... course to distant countries . But the complicated art of navigation requires many ages to bring it to per- fection . Science alone can give certainty to the observ- ations of the mariner ; and the discoveries of the early navigators ...
... course to distant countries . But the complicated art of navigation requires many ages to bring it to per- fection . Science alone can give certainty to the observ- ations of the mariner ; and the discoveries of the early navigators ...
Side 6
... course , inpossible to acquire any enlarged or correct knowledge of the earth ; and we do not find in the prophetic writings any trace of geo- graphical information much exceeding that which was possessed by Moses . Some , indeed , have ...
... course , inpossible to acquire any enlarged or correct knowledge of the earth ; and we do not find in the prophetic writings any trace of geo- graphical information much exceeding that which was possessed by Moses . Some , indeed , have ...
Side 12
... course every portion of the earth . In the centre of the shield made by Vulcan for Achilles was described the habitable earth , and beyond that , along the margin of the disc , ran " the strength of the floods of ocean . Whether Homer ...
... course every portion of the earth . In the centre of the shield made by Vulcan for Achilles was described the habitable earth , and beyond that , along the margin of the disc , ran " the strength of the floods of ocean . Whether Homer ...
Side 14
... course of his voyage , the Sidonians , Libyans and Erembi , he appears to be ignorant that the Mediterranean and Red Seas are separated from each other by the Isthmus of Suez ; neither was he acquainted with the seven mouths of the Nile ...
... course of his voyage , the Sidonians , Libyans and Erembi , he appears to be ignorant that the Mediterranean and Red Seas are separated from each other by the Isthmus of Suez ; neither was he acquainted with the seven mouths of the Nile ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1833 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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