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Cartography Condensed

THE text of this work runs to 131 small pages, which its author share in almost equal parts, one writing a section entitled " Map Making," the other " The History of Maps." The......

A Great Editor

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Oblivious Optimism

A GREAT deal of this book would have been impressive and plausible if it had been written in 191o, and still more so if it had been written around 1SSo. Then, confident......

Free Science And Free State

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