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IT is the common fate of the ancient gods of flood and field in these sternly practical days to find their empires gone, their sceptres dishonoured, and even their personal liberty endangered. The Nile is no exception to the rule. The old age of the river of Egypt finds his fitful temper curbed, his moods controlled,
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Nilometry 1 . Nature 82, 161 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082161a0
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