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Page 69
... probably the cause of the decrease in their numbers at the present day , specimens being more difficult to procure and The original axolotls , from the vicinity of Mexico City , it is believed , arrived at the Jardin d'Acclimatation ...
... probably the cause of the decrease in their numbers at the present day , specimens being more difficult to procure and The original axolotls , from the vicinity of Mexico City , it is believed , arrived at the Jardin d'Acclimatation ...
Page 73
... probably in Toledo , Spain , about 1475. He accompanied Nicolas Ovando to Hispaniola ( Santo Domingo ) in 1502 , and there became a magistrate of La Concepcion and other towns , and a member of the superior court of Hispaniola . He ...
... probably in Toledo , Spain , about 1475. He accompanied Nicolas Ovando to Hispaniola ( Santo Domingo ) in 1502 , and there became a magistrate of La Concepcion and other towns , and a member of the superior court of Hispaniola . He ...
Page 100
... probably the ancient channel of the Tigris , was Lagash ( Tello ) , which played an important part in early Babylonian history . The primitive seaport of the country , Eridu , the seat of the worship of Ea the culture - god , was a ...
... probably the ancient channel of the Tigris , was Lagash ( Tello ) , which played an important part in early Babylonian history . The primitive seaport of the country , Eridu , the seat of the worship of Ea the culture - god , was a ...
Page 102
... probably gave 1 They are also called high - priests of Gunammide and a contract- tablet speaks of " Te in Babylon , " but this was probably not the Te of the seal . It must be remembered that the reading of most of the early Sumerian ...
... probably gave 1 They are also called high - priests of Gunammide and a contract- tablet speaks of " Te in Babylon , " but this was probably not the Te of the seal . It must be remembered that the reading of most of the early Sumerian ...
Page 106
... probably the Belshazzar of by Cyrus . other inscriptions - being in command of the army . In 538 B.C. Cyrus invaded Babylonia . A battle was fought at Opis in the month of June , in which the Babylonians were defeated , and immediately ...
... probably the Belshazzar of by Cyrus . other inscriptions - being in command of the army . In 538 B.C. Cyrus invaded Babylonia . A battle was fought at Opis in the month of June , in which the Babylonians were defeated , and immediately ...
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