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... means in the cities . A decade ago the rich and undeveloped country was , because many were unemployed and wages for the worker were low , in a serious industrial condition , with great social discontent . The landless population had ...
... means in the cities . A decade ago the rich and undeveloped country was , because many were unemployed and wages for the worker were low , in a serious industrial condition , with great social discontent . The landless population had ...
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... ( mean velocity 63 miles an hour ) was also one of the coldest ( mean 31 ° C. , or 24 ° F. ) . At such temperatures it was absolutely impossible to stand up against a wind of that force , and even in the daytime it became quite a ...
... ( mean velocity 63 miles an hour ) was also one of the coldest ( mean 31 ° C. , or 24 ° F. ) . At such temperatures it was absolutely impossible to stand up against a wind of that force , and even in the daytime it became quite a ...
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... mean tem . perature for the first year was about -12 ° C. ( 10.2 F. ) , the same as in Hudson Strait or in Jakutsk , the two coldest places in the north , situated in more or less the same latitude as our station ; at the same time it ...
... mean tem . perature for the first year was about -12 ° C. ( 10.2 F. ) , the same as in Hudson Strait or in Jakutsk , the two coldest places in the north , situated in more or less the same latitude as our station ; at the same time it ...
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... means numerous during the winter . It was a hard life ; but happily all were in good health , except the young Norwegian seaman Weners- gaard , who died of heart affection in the middle of the darkness and the gales of the winter on ...
... means numerous during the winter . It was a hard life ; but happily all were in good health , except the young Norwegian seaman Weners- gaard , who died of heart affection in the middle of the darkness and the gales of the winter on ...
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... means of vegetation is very largely governed by the climate of the region , which determines the season of migration of the dunes , as well as the kind of plants which shall grow on them . R. DE C. W. AFRICA . DISAPPEARANCE OF LAKE ...
... means of vegetation is very largely governed by the climate of the region , which determines the season of migration of the dunes , as well as the kind of plants which shall grow on them . R. DE C. W. AFRICA . DISAPPEARANCE OF LAKE ...
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