The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 156
Almost 25 per cent of the coal mined in the United States comes from strip mines . Great Britain averages 5.2 per cent of its annual production from stripping , and a little over 40 per cent of West Germany's brown coal output is ...
Almost 25 per cent of the coal mined in the United States comes from strip mines . Great Britain averages 5.2 per cent of its annual production from stripping , and a little over 40 per cent of West Germany's brown coal output is ...
Page 221
The law of 1853 reduced the weight of all silver coins , except the dollar , and thus they became subsidiary pieces . Copper coinage received considerable attention in the law of 1857 , which abolished the half cent and reduced ...
The law of 1853 reduced the weight of all silver coins , except the dollar , and thus they became subsidiary pieces . Copper coinage received considerable attention in the law of 1857 , which abolished the half cent and reduced ...
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The range of tin is from less than 1 per cent to 11 per cent , and the phosphorus ranges from an almost negligible amount up to 0.5 per cent . Strength and hardness increase with tin content , but so does the cost .
The range of tin is from less than 1 per cent to 11 per cent , and the phosphorus ranges from an almost negligible amount up to 0.5 per cent . Strength and hardness increase with tin content , but so does the cost .
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1960 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2022 |
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