Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811 - 1687 էջ |
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... never talk of our friends so candidly before their faces as behind their backs . In the former case we may say nothing but the truth , but we are sel- dom disposed to say the whole truth . He must be a very honest traveller indeed who ...
... never talk of our friends so candidly before their faces as behind their backs . In the former case we may say nothing but the truth , but we are sel- dom disposed to say the whole truth . He must be a very honest traveller indeed who ...
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... never been touched , but in a few names of Indian nations , such as Azteques , Tolteques , & c . the ques has been converted into cs , the corresponding ter- mination in our own language . Clavigero uses the same freedom in the Italian ...
... never been touched , but in a few names of Indian nations , such as Azteques , Tolteques , & c . the ques has been converted into cs , the corresponding ter- mination in our own language . Clavigero uses the same freedom in the Italian ...
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... never be too minute . The safety of navigation , the facility of recognizing landing places , the necessary means of defence against an enemy who threatens disembarkation , all depend on the most intimate acquaintance with the coast ...
... never be too minute . The safety of navigation , the facility of recognizing landing places , the necessary means of defence against an enemy who threatens disembarkation , all depend on the most intimate acquaintance with the coast ...
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... never been sufficiently known in Europe . Don Josef Antonio Alzate , and Ramirez in his map of New Spain , published at Paris , place Mexico at 104 ° 9 ′ 0 ′′ = 6 56 ′ 36 ′′ . M. de Lalande finds , by the transit of Venus observed in ...
... never been sufficiently known in Europe . Don Josef Antonio Alzate , and Ramirez in his map of New Spain , published at Paris , place Mexico at 104 ° 9 ′ 0 ′′ = 6 56 ′ 36 ′′ . M. de Lalande finds , by the transit of Venus observed in ...
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... never been connected to- gether , but fixed singly by independent observa- tions , there may be an error in the distance . From what I have gathered from those who have visited these arid desert regions , it would appear that the ...
... never been connected to- gether , but fixed singly by independent observa- tions , there may be an error in the distance . From what I have gathered from those who have visited these arid desert regions , it would appear that the ...
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Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections ..., Հատոր 1 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1822 |
Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 1 Alexander von Humboldt Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1811 |
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