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... observed in them ( see fig . ) . In 1864 the American naturalist , T. N. Gill , published the con- clusion that L. Morrisii was the young or larva of the conger , and Leptocephali generally the young stages of species of Muraenidae . In ...
... observed in them ( see fig . ) . In 1864 the American naturalist , T. N. Gill , published the con- clusion that L. Morrisii was the young or larva of the conger , and Leptocephali generally the young stages of species of Muraenidae . In ...
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... observed with scrupulous care and minute exactness . Thus , since the monumental effigies of England are second to none in artistic merit , while they have been pre- served in far greater numbers , and generally in better condition than ...
... observed with scrupulous care and minute exactness . Thus , since the monumental effigies of England are second to none in artistic merit , while they have been pre- served in far greater numbers , and generally in better condition than ...
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... observed on these days , particularly by the women . The tenth day , being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hosain , the son of Ali and grandson of the Prophet , the mosque of the Hasanen at Cairo is thronged to excess , mostly by ...
... observed on these days , particularly by the women . The tenth day , being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hosain , the son of Ali and grandson of the Prophet , the mosque of the Hasanen at Cairo is thronged to excess , mostly by ...
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... observed according to the Coptic calendar . The commencement of the rise is commemorated on the night of the 11th of Baūna , the 17th of June , called that of the Drop ( Lelet - en - Nukta ) , because a miraculous drop is then supposed ...
... observed according to the Coptic calendar . The commencement of the rise is commemorated on the night of the 11th of Baūna , the 17th of June , called that of the Drop ( Lelet - en - Nukta ) , because a miraculous drop is then supposed ...
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... observed , at others ignored , but in religious tradition it had a firm hold . In Roman times a different system marked off a third region , namely Middle Egypt , from the point of the Delta southward . Theoretically , as its name ...
... observed , at others ignored , but in religious tradition it had a firm hold . In Roman times a different system marked off a third region , namely Middle Egypt , from the point of the Delta southward . Theoretically , as its name ...
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