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The Late-19th-Century Economy

2021
The United States underwent massive economic change in the four decades following the end of the American Civil War in 1865. A vibrant industrial economy catapulted the nation to a world leader in mining and manufacturing; the agricultural sector overcame organizational and technological challenges to increase productivity; and the innovations in ...
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British Bank Conservatism in the Late 19th Century

Explorations in Economic History, 1995
Abstract A long-running and thus far unresolved issue in British economic history is the part played by the commercial banks in the provision of finance for industry. There have been numerous allegations of failure in the literature, many of which relate to the late 19th century, where it is alleged that the banks became increasingly conservative. We
Forrest Capie, Terence C. Mills
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Option Pricing Methods in the Late 19th Century

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
This paper examines option pricing methods used by investors in the late 19th century. Based on the book called “PUT-AND-CALL” written by Leonard R. Higgins in 1896 it is shown that investors in that period used routinely the put-call parity for option conversion and static replication of option positions and they had developed sophisticated option ...
George Dotsis, George Dotsis
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Late 19th to early 20th century

1995
Cardiac knowledge advanced rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th century, [47] even though this was still the age before therapy, the era of pathologic anatomy. The culmination of this era in the history of pediatric cardiology came with the publication in 1936 of Maude Abbott’s great Atlas of congenital cardiac disease. [2]
Catherine A. Neill, Edward B. Clark
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Homoeopathic prescribing in the late 19th century

British Homeopathic Journal, 1994
SummaryThe discovery of the records of the London Homoeopathic Hospital dating from 1889 to 1923 has given the opportunity to study prescribing methods in the pre- and post-Kentian periods. In particular, it has given a detailed insight into late 19th century ideas which has not been available before.
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Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century

The Economic Journal, 2000
The paper estimates the correlation between tariffs and economic growth in the late 19th century, in the context of three types of growth equation: unconditional convergence equations; conditional convergence equations; and factor accumulation models. It does so for a panel of ten countries between 1875 and 1914. Tariffs were positively correlated with
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The Dutch in the Arctic in the late 19th century

Polar Record, 1986
ABSTRACTFollowing the founding of the Aardrijkskundig Genootschap [Dutch Geographical Society] in 1873 there was a brief revival of Dutch interest and participation in the Arctic. The schooner Willem Barents, specially built for the purpose, made annual voyages into the European Arctic from 1878 to 1884, placing memorial stones at sites where the Dutch
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Restraint in the Treatment of the Mentally Ill in the Late 19th Century

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1970
Attitudes towards restraint in the management of the mentally ill during the late 19th century are discussed, based primarily on the writings of two doctors, one a British mental hospital superintendent, and the other an Australian psychiatrist of the time.
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SECONDARY EDUCATION IN COVENTRY IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY

Journal of Educational Administration and History, 1981
(1981). SECONDARY EDUCATION IN COVENTRY IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. Journal of Educational Administration and History: Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 29-35.
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A Review of the History of Hypnosis Through the Late 19th Century

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 2013
A review of the history of hypnosis through the late 19th century is provided in this article. The author offers an important review for practitioners of hypnosis preparing to take diplomate board examinations. Clinicians will also be enabled to trace the evolution of clinical methods, principles, and techniques.
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