Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile; Or, an Inquiry Into That Geographer's Real Merits and Speculative Errors, His Knowledge of Eastern Africa, and the Auth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781241523862)

Title: Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile; or, an Inquiry into that geographer's real merits and speculative errors, his knowledge of eastern Africa, and the authenticity of the Mountains of the Moon. With a map.]

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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Cooley, William Desborough; Ptolemy;
1854.
iv. 113 p.; 8.
1298.c.29.



Author: William Desborough Cooley, Ptolemy
ISBN-10: 124152386X
ISBN-13: 9781241523862
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2011
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.32d