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... nineteenth century civilisa- tion towards certain objectives . It is better , for some purposes of technological journalism , to be attached to the staff than to march with any individual company - for the war correspondent must ever ...
... nineteenth century civilisa- tion towards certain objectives . It is better , for some purposes of technological journalism , to be attached to the staff than to march with any individual company - for the war correspondent must ever ...
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... nineteenth century , but which , although pregnant with mighty industrial influences , have not yet reached fruition , are essentially inventions of the twentieth century . More than this , it is extremely probable that the great ...
... nineteenth century , but which , although pregnant with mighty industrial influences , have not yet reached fruition , are essentially inventions of the twentieth century . More than this , it is extremely probable that the great ...
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... nineteenth century , was annus mirabilis in the indus- trial history of mankind . It was in that year that the railway locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick , who had studied the steam engine under a friend and assistant of ...
... nineteenth century , was annus mirabilis in the indus- trial history of mankind . It was in that year that the railway locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick , who had studied the steam engine under a friend and assistant of ...
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... nineteenth century , however , was directed anywhere but towards these small commence- ments of mighty forces which were to revolu- tionise the industrial world , and through it also the social and political . If in those days Cornwall ...
... nineteenth century , however , was directed anywhere but towards these small commence- ments of mighty forces which were to revolu- tionise the industrial world , and through it also the social and political . If in those days Cornwall ...
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... nineteenth into trees of the twentieth century , we are at once confronted with the same kind of difficulty which would present itself to one who , standing in the midst of an ancient forest , should be requested to indicate in what ...
... nineteenth into trees of the twentieth century , we are at once confronted with the same kind of difficulty which would present itself to one who , standing in the midst of an ancient forest , should be requested to indicate in what ...
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