The Challenge of Man's Future: An Inquiry Concerning the Condition of Man During the Years that Lie Ahead |
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... operation . In 1764 Hargreaves constructed his " spinning jenny , ” a com- bination of many spindles into a single machine that could be run by one operator . The following year Watt constructed a steam engine which required only one ...
... operation . In 1764 Hargreaves constructed his " spinning jenny , ” a com- bination of many spindles into a single machine that could be run by one operator . The following year Watt constructed a steam engine which required only one ...
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... operation of a natural law , a relentless rain of small disasters , 46 per thousand persons per year . And to any of you who may be shocked by my referring to babies as disasters , I believe that field work in Calcutta would convince ...
... operation of a natural law , a relentless rain of small disasters , 46 per thousand persons per year . And to any of you who may be shocked by my referring to babies as disasters , I believe that field work in Calcutta would convince ...
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... operations are conducted . Recent studies indicate that appreciable increases in yield can be obtained by extending operations to great depths . Approximately 98 per cent of the annual world fish catch is de- rived from the Northern ...
... operations are conducted . Recent studies indicate that appreciable increases in yield can be obtained by extending operations to great depths . Approximately 98 per cent of the annual world fish catch is de- rived from the Northern ...
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Japan's Role in the Post-Cold War World Richard Leitch,Akiva Kato,Martin E. Weinstein No preview available - 1995 |