Asiatic Researches: Or, Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal, for Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia, Volume 1Reprinted for Vernor and Hood, 1798 - Asia |
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accufed Afiatick alfo alſo altitude ancient Arrian becauſe Bengal body Brahmá Brahmans called Callian CHARLES WILKINS cofine confequently confiderable confifts defcend defcribed defire Deity diftance diftinct diphthong ditto divine Emerfion Ephemeris expreffed facred faid fame fecond feems feen feven fhall fhort fhould fide fimilar fimple fince firft firſt flowers fmall fome force friction ftill ftone fubject fuch fufficient fuppofed fyftem hiftory himſelf Hindoo Hindus Hygrometer India Indian Indra interfect itſelf Jupiter Jupiter's laft Lama language laſt Latitude leaft lefs letter lofs Longitude meaſured meridian moft moſt muft muſt neceffary obfervation occafion paffage paffed Pandits parallax Perfian perfon prefent preferved preffure purpoſe Quadrant rain reafon refpect reprefented reſembles rifing Sanferit Satellite ſmall Teefboo thefe themſelves theſe thin thofe thoſe thou Tibet tion tranflated trial by ordeal ufed uſed verfe Vishnu vowel weft whofe whoſe word