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chronology	34
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prophecies	10
calendar	6
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astronomy, arab	2
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Horsley, Samuel (1733-1806)	10
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Aubrius, Joannes	2
Christmann, Jakob	2
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Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie (v.1)

Ideler, Ludwig (1766-1846); Ptolemy

1825-1826

Kanon der Regenten oder Regierungen (Claudiou Ptolemiou... Kanōn basileōn; from Nicolas B. Halma's edition with French translation, of the works of Cl. Ptolomaeus, Paris, 1813-23), 1 Bd., p. 109-114...

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Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie (v.2)

Ideler, Ludwig (1766-1846); Ptolemy

1825-1826

Kanon der Regenten oder Regierungen (Claudiou Ptolemiou... Kanōn basileōn; from Nicolas B. Halma's edition with French translation, of the works of Cl. Ptolomaeus, Paris, 1813-23), 1 Bd., p. 109-114...

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Dionysii Petavii Aurelianensis e societate Jesu rationarium temporum in partes duas, libros tredecim distributum... [etc.]

Petau, Denis (1583-1652)

1673

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Défense de la chronologie : fondée sur les monumens de l'histoire ancienne, contre le systême chronologique de M. Newton

Fréret, Nicolas (1688-1749)

1758

"Publiée depuis la mort de l'auteur [par J.P. de Bougainville], pour servir de suite aux Mémoires de cette Académie" [Académie royale des belles-lettres]. Preface by Jean Pierre de Bougainville....

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Muhamedis Alfragani Arabis Chronologica et astronomica elementa, e Palatinæ Bibliothecæ veteribus libris versa, expleta, & scholiis expolita. Additus est commentarius, qui rationem calendarii Romani, Ægyptiaci, Arabici, Persici, Syriaci, et Hebræi explicat

al-Farghānī (fl. 861); Aubrius, Joannes; Christmann, Jakob (1554-1613); Haeredes Andreae Wecheli

1590

Signatures: )(⁸ A-Z⁸ 2A-2M⁸ 2N⁴. Based largely on the Hebrew translation by Jacob Anatoli, [Yesodot ha-tẹchuna], and on the Latin translation by Johannes Hispalensis. Cf. Dictionary of Sci...

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Muhamedis Alfragani Arabis Chronologica et astronomica elementa, e Palatinæ Bibliothecæ veteribus libris versa, expleta, & scholiis expolita. Additus est commentarius, qui rationem calendarii Romani, Ægyptiaci, Arabici, Persici, Syriaci, et Hebræi explicat

al-Farghānī (fl. 861); Aubrius, Joannes; Christmann, Jakob (1554-1613); Haeredes Andreae Wecheli

1590

Signatures: )(⁸ A-Z⁸ 2A-2M⁸ 2N⁴. Based largely on the Hebrew translation by Jacob Anatoli, [Yesodot ha-tẹchuna], and on the Latin translation by Johannes Hispalensis. Cf. Dictionary of Sci...

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The young gentleman's astronomy. Chronology, and dialling, containing such elements of the said arts or sciences, as are most useful and easy to be known

Wells, Edward (1667-1727)

1718

Each part has a special t.p. dated respectively, 1718, 1717, 1717. - Some misnumbering of pages. - Though pagination is not continuous, register is. - Final page contains a catalogue of illustrations....

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