The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume 15Thomas Spencer Baynes J. M. Stoddart, 1883 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Increase . lation . Density of Popu lation . Popu- lation . Increase . Per cent . of 1810 76,556 1820 152,923 99.7 1839 215,739 41.0 1840 352,411 63.3 1.7 1850 517,762 46.9 11.4 3.4 1860 708,002 36.7 15.6 4.7 1870 726,915 2.6 16.0 7.8 ...
... Increase . lation . Density of Popu lation . Popu- lation . Increase . Per cent . of 1810 76,556 1820 152,923 99.7 1839 215,739 41.0 1840 352,411 63.3 1.7 1850 517,762 46.9 11.4 3.4 1860 708,002 36.7 15.6 4.7 1870 726,915 2.6 16.0 7.8 ...
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... increased facilities of railway trans- come probably the largest market in the world for leaf portation , while bringing ... increase of both its commercial 1881. The manufacture of whisky is also important , and manufacturing interests ...
... increased facilities of railway trans- come probably the largest market in the world for leaf portation , while bringing ... increase of both its commercial 1881. The manufacture of whisky is also important , and manufacturing interests ...
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... increased to 7615 acres , or 11.8 square miles . The population , which in 1836 was 17,633 , was 40,928 in 1870 , and ... increase of $ 3,108,035 since 1879 ) ; the net debt December 31 , 1881 , was $ 1,992,868 , of which $ 1,565 , - 539 ...
... increased to 7615 acres , or 11.8 square miles . The population , which in 1836 was 17,633 , was 40,928 in 1870 , and ... increase of $ 3,108,035 since 1879 ) ; the net debt December 31 , 1881 , was $ 1,992,868 , of which $ 1,565 , - 539 ...
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... increased , but was indefinite , ranging from twenty to forty and upwards . The council appointed its own officers ... increase the political privileges of the commonalty ap- peared again and again . In the constitution of 1669 , under ...
... increased , but was indefinite , ranging from twenty to forty and upwards . The council appointed its own officers ... increase the political privileges of the commonalty ap- peared again and again . In the constitution of 1669 , under ...
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... increase of g1 ; but it decreases more rapidly in the case of a high - priced than in that of a lower - priced oil , because the former is a better lubricator . Thus with the dearer oil the limit beyond which it is uneconomical to increase ...
... increase of g1 ; but it decreases more rapidly in the case of a high - priced than in that of a lower - priced oil , because the former is a better lubricator . Thus with the dearer oil the limit beyond which it is uneconomical to increase ...
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