The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1955 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 112
... changes , it is impossible to verify with certainty any theoretic account of climatic history . We do know , however , that climate is variable over a wide range of irregular periods . The long- est known cycles cover hundreds of ...
... changes , it is impossible to verify with certainty any theoretic account of climatic history . We do know , however , that climate is variable over a wide range of irregular periods . The long- est known cycles cover hundreds of ...
Page 472
... changes which it suffers when sub- jected to moisture and temperature variations . Concrete is properly used if its advantageous characteristics are fully exploited and the effect of its negative characteristics reduced to a mini- mum ...
... changes which it suffers when sub- jected to moisture and temperature variations . Concrete is properly used if its advantageous characteristics are fully exploited and the effect of its negative characteristics reduced to a mini- mum ...
Page 704
... changes in the relative price of corn and hogs produce within a year or two simi- lar swings in hog production and marketing . It has been found that on the average it re- quires 11.5 bushels of corn to equal in value 100 pounds of hogs ...
... changes in the relative price of corn and hogs produce within a year or two simi- lar swings in hog production and marketing . It has been found that on the average it re- quires 11.5 bushels of corn to equal in value 100 pounds of hogs ...
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