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A very curious and complete Astronomical Machine is thus formed ; which , awiting in itself most of the advantages of the Orrery and the Celestial Globe , becomes a cheap and elegant substitute for them both . 67 .
A very curious and complete Astronomical Machine is thus formed ; which , awiting in itself most of the advantages of the Orrery and the Celestial Globe , becomes a cheap and elegant substitute for them both . 67 .
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strated to exist in the very constitution of man , and of the earth which he inhabits ; and which , according to this school of writers , are necessarily called into a state of increasing action as the world becomes peopled and nations ...
strated to exist in the very constitution of man , and of the earth which he inhabits ; and which , according to this school of writers , are necessarily called into a state of increasing action as the world becomes peopled and nations ...
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We shall not be supposed to refer to the law of nature proclaimed by Mr. Sadler , according to which the fecundity of females is diminished as population becomes dense . Of this we shall have a few words to say hereafter .
We shall not be supposed to refer to the law of nature proclaimed by Mr. Sadler , according to which the fecundity of females is diminished as population becomes dense . Of this we shall have a few words to say hereafter .
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There has obviously been repeated here an error , which has been committed so frequently in the pursuit of other objects of human attainment , that the very effort of exposing it has become wearisome . The warning voice of the great ...
There has obviously been repeated here an error , which has been committed so frequently in the pursuit of other objects of human attainment , that the very effort of exposing it has become wearisome . The warning voice of the great ...
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... that métayer cultivation is peculiar to bad soils , “ c'est le propre des mauvais pays , " a position , the utter fallacy of which must have become immediately apparent to M. Destutt de Tracy , or indeed to any inquirer very much ...
... that métayer cultivation is peculiar to bad soils , “ c'est le propre des mauvais pays , " a position , the utter fallacy of which must have become immediately apparent to M. Destutt de Tracy , or indeed to any inquirer very much ...
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| Title | An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ... An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation, Richard Jones Books for college libraries Issue 26666 of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature |
| Author | Richard Jones |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 May 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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