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Page 596
... period . Once the day is divided into parts , the next task is to gather numbers of days into groups . Among primitive peoples , it was common to count moons ( months ) rather than days , but later a shorter period than the month was ...
... period . Once the day is divided into parts , the next task is to gather numbers of days into groups . Among primitive peoples , it was common to count moons ( months ) rather than days , but later a shorter period than the month was ...
Page 610
... periods their units represent , although in the manuscripts the pe- riod names are omitted and placement alone indicates the value of the units . The period names in ascending order are : kin ( day ) ; uinal ( 20 days ) ; tun ( 18 ...
... periods their units represent , although in the manuscripts the pe- riod names are omitted and placement alone indicates the value of the units . The period names in ascending order are : kin ( day ) ; uinal ( 20 days ) ; tun ( 18 ...
Page 1080
... Period ( about 2,500,000 years ago ) , climatic deterioration affected the distribution of organisms and vital , robust life forms spread widely , as more delicate organisms either died out or retreated to equatorial regions . This ...
... Period ( about 2,500,000 years ago ) , climatic deterioration affected the distribution of organisms and vital , robust life forms spread widely , as more delicate organisms either died out or retreated to equatorial regions . This ...
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