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Page 34
... present , under the control of the Turks . THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS . 1. THE pyramids of Egypt are well entitled to a place among the most interesting curiosities in the world . The principal ones stand opposite Cairo , on the west side of ...
... present , under the control of the Turks . THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS . 1. THE pyramids of Egypt are well entitled to a place among the most interesting curiosities in the world . The principal ones stand opposite Cairo , on the west side of ...
Page 111
... present day to any given period of time , it is thus possible to give to a his- tory , fictitious from beginning to end , its chronology of real eclipses . This proof , therefore , amounts to nothing , unless it were likewise proved ...
... present day to any given period of time , it is thus possible to give to a his- tory , fictitious from beginning to end , its chronology of real eclipses . This proof , therefore , amounts to nothing , unless it were likewise proved ...
Page 186
... present to his new sovereign . His sub- jects , imitating his example , brought in liberal contributions . All the ... presents received by the Spaniards ? — Who was Qualpopoca ? by the order of Montezuma , and given up to 156 CAPTURE OF ...
... present to his new sovereign . His sub- jects , imitating his example , brought in liberal contributions . All the ... presents received by the Spaniards ? — Who was Qualpopoca ? by the order of Montezuma , and given up to 156 CAPTURE OF ...
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