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... whilst it has induced a great demand for books suitable for the use of students in our various industries , has revealed in our literature a remarkable de- ficiency of this class of works . A want of this kind , how- ever , cannot long ...
... whilst it has induced a great demand for books suitable for the use of students in our various industries , has revealed in our literature a remarkable de- ficiency of this class of works . A want of this kind , how- ever , cannot long ...
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... whilst they attained such a high degree of technical skill in their use . But such is undeniably the fact , for from the day when these simple devices left the inventor's hands , they scarcely appear to have been touched , though ages ...
... whilst they attained such a high degree of technical skill in their use . But such is undeniably the fact , for from the day when these simple devices left the inventor's hands , they scarcely appear to have been touched , though ages ...
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... had increased to 80,000 , whilst the amount of cotton imported had grown to 18,500,000 lbs . The factory system may be said at this date to have just taken root . Twelve years later , or in 1787 , the number INTRODUCTORY . 9.
... had increased to 80,000 , whilst the amount of cotton imported had grown to 18,500,000 lbs . The factory system may be said at this date to have just taken root . Twelve years later , or in 1787 , the number INTRODUCTORY . 9.
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... whilst the fibre it bears is classed short . It is found native or exotic in Egypt , Asia Minor , Arabia , India , and China . The short stapled variety of Egyptian cotton is. Fig . 1. G. herbaceum . Fig . 3. Smyrna . COTTON . 15.
... whilst the fibre it bears is classed short . It is found native or exotic in Egypt , Asia Minor , Arabia , India , and China . The short stapled variety of Egyptian cotton is. Fig . 1. G. herbaceum . Fig . 3. Smyrna . COTTON . 15.
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... soils , which , receiving and retaining the heat , whilst the substratum holds a good supply of moisture , force the plant into the most luxurious develop- ment . In deep rich soils , it develops too 22 22 COTTON SPINNING .
... soils , which , receiving and retaining the heat , whilst the substratum holds a good supply of moisture , force the plant into the most luxurious develop- ment . In deep rich soils , it develops too 22 22 COTTON SPINNING .
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