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... Cities of 10,000 to 25,000 8. All cities ( 964 persons ) 9. Cities of 25,000 to 100,000 10. Cities of 100,000 or more The difference between numbers 2 and 8 is highly significant , being eleven times the probable difference . There is ...
... Cities of 10,000 to 25,000 8. All cities ( 964 persons ) 9. Cities of 25,000 to 100,000 10. Cities of 100,000 or more The difference between numbers 2 and 8 is highly significant , being eleven times the probable difference . There is ...
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... cities it varies in almost direct harmony with altitude and tempera- ture . Table 13 shows deathrates of 23 for 11 cities near sealevel and of only 14 for 6 cities at altitudes above 1,800 feet . Between sealevel and an altitude of ...
... cities it varies in almost direct harmony with altitude and tempera- ture . Table 13 shows deathrates of 23 for 11 cities near sealevel and of only 14 for 6 cities at altitudes above 1,800 feet . Between sealevel and an altitude of ...
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... cities , as de Cosson describes them , decayed earlier than those nearer the coast , where the rainfall is more ... cities and towns . Everywhere rise the ruins of cities , build- ings , aqueducts , and arches , monuments , monoliths ...
... cities , as de Cosson describes them , decayed earlier than those nearer the coast , where the rainfall is more ... cities and towns . Everywhere rise the ruins of cities , build- ings , aqueducts , and arches , monuments , monoliths ...
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