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- ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79–81.
- ↑ Hanson 1976, p. 72.
- 1 2 Farrington 1899, p. 9.
- 1 2 3 Hanson 1976, p. 77.
- ↑ Andrews & Hinsdale 1906, p. 61.
- ↑ Hanson 1976, p. 97.
