Universal History: From the Creation of the World to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century, Том 6J. Murray, 1835 |
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... ancient history , as an absurd chimera - the policy and government of China as an establishment merit- ing no encomium -- and the abilities of the Chinese in the arts , and progress in the sciences , even of those . which they are ...
... ancient history , as an absurd chimera - the policy and government of China as an establishment merit- ing no encomium -- and the abilities of the Chinese in the arts , and progress in the sciences , even of those . which they are ...
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... of the Chinese observatory . There are , indeed , some nominal professors of astronomy among the Chinese themselves , but these are so grossly ignorant as to adhere with great obstinacy to an ancient 8 [ BOOK VI . UNIVERSAL HISTORY .
... of the Chinese observatory . There are , indeed , some nominal professors of astronomy among the Chinese themselves , but these are so grossly ignorant as to adhere with great obstinacy to an ancient 8 [ BOOK VI . UNIVERSAL HISTORY .
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... ancient opinion , that the earth is of a square figure . Before the arrival of the Jesuits , it is acknow- ledged that the Chinese were possessed of astro- nomical instruments , and pretended to make ob- servations on the heavens . The ...
... ancient opinion , that the earth is of a square figure . Before the arrival of the Jesuits , it is acknow- ledged that the Chinese were possessed of astro- nomical instruments , and pretended to make ob- servations on the heavens . The ...
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... ancient discovery in Europe ; we find it but ob- scurely hinted at in some of the works of the twelfth century , yet it was not long known before it was applied to the noblest and most important purposes ; and navigation undergoing at ...
... ancient discovery in Europe ; we find it but ob- scurely hinted at in some of the works of the twelfth century , yet it was not long known before it was applied to the noblest and most important purposes ; and navigation undergoing at ...
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... ancient and early - civilised empire ; and that in many respects the people merit the praise both of ingenuity and industry . But when the antiquity of this empire is pretended to be carried back for many thousands of years , and its ...
... ancient and early - civilised empire ; and that in many respects the people merit the praise both of ingenuity and industry . But when the antiquity of this empire is pretended to be carried back for many thousands of years , and its ...
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