Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile: Or, An Inquiry Into that Geographer's Real Merits and Speculative Errors, His Knowledge of Eastern Africa and the Authenticity of the Mountains of the MoonJohn W. Parker and Son West Strand, 1854 - 113 pages |
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Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile: Or an Inquiry Into That Geographer's Real ... William Desborough Cooley No preview available - 2018 |
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