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References
- Historical, genealogical, and classical dictionary By Historical, genealogical and classical dictionary Harpalus (1743)
- The Origin of the History of Science in Classical Antiquity (Peripatoi 19) (Hardcover) by Leonid Zhmud page 270 ISBN 3-11-017966-0 (2006)
- Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft: calendars and years in classical antiquity By Walter Otto, Iwan von Müller, Hermann Bengtson, Alan E. Samuel Page 39 ISBN 978-3-406-03348-3 (1972)
- Footnotes
- ↑ According to Hugh Pembroke Vowles. See Harpalus (engineer) for context.
- ↑ "Harpalus". The Moon. Retrieved Nov 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Harpalus crater". The Planetary Society. Retrieved Nov 20, 2019.
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