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Chami, F.A. (2008). Evidence of Ancient African Beliefs in Celestial Bodies. In: Holbrook, J.C., Urama, J.O., Medupe, R.T. (eds) African Cultural Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6639-9_10
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