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... great mental and scientific attainments illumined that night of intellectual darkness as a brilliant meteor, too soon extinguished by those minions of the Church, the members of the Holy Inquisition established by Pope Lucius III.
... great mental and scientific attainments illumined that night of intellectual darkness as a brilliant meteor, too soon extinguished by those minions of the Church, the members of the Holy Inquisition established by Pope Lucius III.
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What do they know of the ancient Mayas, of their customs and manners, of their scientific or artistic attainments ? Do they understand the Maya language ? Can they interpret one single sentence of the books in which the learning of the ...
What do they know of the ancient Mayas, of their customs and manners, of their scientific or artistic attainments ? Do they understand the Maya language ? Can they interpret one single sentence of the books in which the learning of the ...
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nothing now stands in the way of acquiring a perfect knowledge of the manners and customs, of the scientific attainments, religious and cosmogonic conceptions, of the history of the builders of the ruined temples and palaces of the ...
nothing now stands in the way of acquiring a perfect knowledge of the manners and customs, of the scientific attainments, religious and cosmogonic conceptions, of the history of the builders of the ruined temples and palaces of the ...
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... by the learned men of Mayach as symbol for the name of their country is indeed most interesting. It clearly explains its etymology, and also gives us a knowledge of the scope of their scientific attainments—among these their perfect ...
... by the learned men of Mayach as symbol for the name of their country is indeed most interesting. It clearly explains its etymology, and also gives us a knowledge of the scope of their scientific attainments—among these their perfect ...
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The annals of the learned men of Mayach having been either hidden or destroyed, .it is impossible for us to judge of the scope of their scientific attainments. That they were expert architects, the monuments built by them, ...
The annals of the learned men of Mayach having been either hidden or destroyed, .it is impossible for us to judge of the scope of their scientific attainments. That they were expert architects, the monuments built by them, ...
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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