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100 1 _aTennent, James Emerson, Sir,
_d1804-1869
245 1 0 _aCeylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and :
_bTopographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon,_Physical,_Historical_and_Topographical
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-28
508 _aE-text prepared by Carnegie Mellon University, Juliet Sutherland, Leonard Johnson,
520 _a"Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and" by James Emerson Tennent is a two-volume encyclopedic work published in 1859. This comprehensive study explores the island's geology, climate, natural history, and ancient civilizations. Drawing on research from numerous collaborators including naturalists, botanists, and scholars, Tennent examines everything from elephants and flora to Buddhist monuments and ruined cities. The work challenged prevailing assumptions about Ceylon's relationship to mainland India, combining physical geography with historical chronicles to create an ambitious portrait of this remarkable island. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSri Lanka
653 _aNatural history -- Sri Lanka
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13552
999 _c54941
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