A NEW HISTORICAL RELATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SIAM 1691 Simon de La Loubère

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Friday, October 2, 2009

***A Smoking Instrument made use of by the Moors which are at Siam.

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***The Chess-Play of the Chineses.

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***The Abacus or Counting-Table of the Chineses.

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***Of the Cape of Good Hope.

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***Rules of the Siamese Astronomy for calculating the Motions of the Sun and Moon, translated from the Siamese, and since examined and explained

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***Reflections upon the Indian Rules.

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***The Problem of the Magical Squares according to the Indians.

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  • ▼  2009 (89)
    • ▼  October (73)
      • A NEW HISTORICAL RELATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SIAM
      • I. Its Geographical Description.
      • II. A Continuation of the Geographical Description...
      • III. Concerning the History and Origine of the Sia...
      • IV. Of the Productions of Siam, and first of the W...
      • V. Concerning the Mines of Siam.
      • VI. Of the Cultivated Lands, and their Fertility.
      • VII. Of the Grain of Siam.
      • VIII. Of the Husbandry, and the difference of the ...
      • IX. Of the Gardens of the Siameses, and ocasionall...
      • PART II.
      • I. Of the Habit and Meen of the Siameses.
      • II. Of the Houses of the Siameses, and of their Ar...
      • III. Of the Furniture of the Siameses.
      • IV. Concerning the Table of the Siameses.
      • V. Concerning the Carriages, and Equipage of the S...
      • VI. Concerning the Shows, and other Diversions of ...
      • VII. Concerning the Marriage and Divorce of the Si...
      • VIII. Of the Education of the Siameses Children, a...
      • IX. Of the studies of the Siameses.
      • X. What the Siameses do know in Medicine and Chymi...
      • XI. What the Siameses do know of the Mathematicks.
      • XII. Concerning Musick, and the Exercises of the B...
      • XIII. Of the Arts exercised by the Siameses.
      • XIV. Of the Traffick amongst the Siameses.
      • XV. A Character of the Siameses in general
      • Part III--CHAP. I. Of the several Conditions among...
      • II. Of the Siameses People.
      • III. Of the Officers of the Kingdom of Siam in gen...
      • IV. Concerning the Office of the Judicatory.
      • V. Of the Judiciary stile or form of Pleading.
      • VI. The Functions of Governor and Judge in the Met...
      • VII. Of the State Officers, and particularly of th...
      • VIII. Concerning the Art of War Amongst the Siames...
      • IX. Of the Barcalon, and of the Revenues.
      • X. Of the Royal Seal, and of the Maha Oborat.
      • XI. Of the Palace, and of the King of Siam's Guard.
      • XII. Of the Officers which nearest approach the Ki...
      • XIII. Of the Women of the Palace, and of the Offic...
      • XIV. Of the Customs of the Court of Siam, and of t...
      • XV. Concerning the form of Embassies at Siam.
      • ***XVI. Of the Foreigners of different Nations, fl...
      • ***XVII. Of the Talapoins, and their Convents.
      • ***XVIII. Of the Election of the Superior, and of ...
      • ***XIX. Concerning the Doctrine of the Talapoins.
      • ***XX. Of the Burials of the Chineses and Siameses.
      • ***XXI. Of the Principles of the Indian Moral Law.
      • ***XXII. Of the Supreme Felicity, and extream Infe...
      • ***XXIII. Concerning the Origin of the Talapoins, ...
      • XXIV. Of the fabulous Stories which the Talapoins ...
      • ***XXV. Diverse Observations to be made in Preachi...
      • ***TO THE READER
      • ***The Life of Thevetat, translated from the Balie.
      • ***An Explication of the Patimouc, or Text of the ...
      • ***The Principal Maxims of the Talapoine of Siam, ...
      • ***An Account of the Charges of Justice, translate...
      • ***Concerning the Measures, Weights, and Moneys of...
      • ***A List of Moveables, Arms, and Habits of the Si...
      • ***The Names of the Days, Months, and Years of the...
      • ***Of the Monsons and Tides of the Gulph of Siam.
      • A Description of the Principal Fruits of Siam.
      • ***Of the Siamese and Balie Tongues.
      • ***A Smoking Instrument made use of by the Moors w...
      • ***The Chess-Play of the Chineses.
      • ***The Abacus or Counting-Table of the Chineses.
      • ***Of the Cape of Good Hope.
      • ***Rules of the Siamese Astronomy for calculating ...
      • ***Reflections upon the Indian Rules.
      • ***The Problem of the Magical Squares according to...
      • ***The Care of the Manners amongst the Chineses, a...
      • ***Reflections on the Chinese Chronology by Monsie...
      • Concerning the Isle Taprobane by Monsieur Cassini.
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