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- ↑ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- ↑ Lockridge 1985, p. 84.
- ↑ Lockridge 1985, p. 43.
- ↑ Andrews & Hinsdale 1906, p. 61.
- 1 2 3 Hanson 1976, p. 67.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hanson 1976, p. 64.