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East of Lake Nyanza it has been unearthed at Gogo Falls in western Kenya, where its dates, though not chronometrically verified, are believed to be of the third century CE. 41 Based on known distributions, dates, and typologies, Soper proposed, we may therefore provisionally accept Urewe as the origin of the Early Iron Age of the rest of East Africa and ...
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UML's liber-motivator, described the same object, a 'Kestrel G4 semi-auto marker with compression-assisted power feed, pro-performance nitrogen back bottle, precision diamond-cut muzzle break and a chronometrically calibrated restricted projectile velocity of 250 feet per second'.
Be My Enemy Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2004
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Having calculated the longitude chronometrically, he said:
The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean Roy Rockwood
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In a land where all else was unpunctual, the hour of the Birth was chronometrically observed.
A Passage To India Forster, E. M. 1924
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The artistic rhythm form cannot be defined as constituted of periods which are 'chronometrically proportionate,' or mathematically simple.
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This circumstance not only enabled me to ascertain the astronomical position of several towns on the shore which had served me as points of departure in fixing chronometrically the longitude of the Llanos and the Orinoco, but also served to guide me with respect to the future direction of my journey to Peru.
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Columbia, which were not directly determined by satellites, have been chronometrically referred to this place.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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This circumstance not only enabled me to ascertain the astronomical position of several towns on the shore which had served me as points of departure in fixing chronometrically the longitude of the Llanos and the Orinoco, but also served to guide me with respect to the future direction of my journey to Peru.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Bombay, and India generally, isn't the only place chronometrically out of step with the rest of the world.
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