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Bairoch revisited. Tariff structure and growth in the late 19th century [PDF]
This paper revisits Bairoch’s hypothesis that tariffs were positively associated with growth in the late 19th century, as confirmed recently by a new generation of quantitative studies (see O`Rourke (2000), Jacks (2006) and Clements-Williamson (2002 ...
Antonio Tena Junguito
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A solar cycle lost in 1793--1800: Early sunspot observations resolve the old mystery [PDF]
Because of the lack of reliable sunspot observation, the quality of sunspot number series is poor in the late 18th century, leading to the abnormally long solar cycle (1784--1799) before the Dalton minimum. Using the newly recovered solar drawings by the
Charbonneau +12 more
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Abstract The three mammalian auditory ossicles enhance sound transmission from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. The anterior anchoring of the malleus is one of the key characters for functional classification of the auditory ossicles. Previous studies revealed a medial outgrowth of the mallear anterior process, the processus internus ...
Franziska Fritzsche +2 more
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19ᵀᴴ CENTURY FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC
The following work contains important historical information regarding the great composers of the 19th century late Romantic French organ music, and the new symphonic instrument built by Cavaille-Coll.
Bognár NOÉMI
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La Colección Franco: proyecto de un educador, compra del Estado y herramienta de museo
Thanks to Constancio Franco’s (1842–1917) initiative, the largest portrait collection painted in Colombia during the 19th century was produced in the late 1870s.
Santiago Robledo Páez
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“The Cloud of Unseeing”: Myths Transformed and Pseudo-scientific Interpretations of the Book of Genesis [PDF]
This paper, delivered at the Tolkien Seminar (Kalamazoo, MI) on May 9, 2018, traces the potential influence of popular late 19th-century Biblical commentaries on the Book of Genesis on Tolkien\u27s post Lord Of the Rings cosmologies, in particular the ...
Larsen, Kristine
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What Did the Old Poor Law Really Accomplish? A Redux [PDF]
This paper examines the evolving effects of England's Old Poor Law (1601-1834). It establishes that poor relief reduced social unrest from around the late-17th century through the turn of the 19th century, at which point it began to spur population ...
Greif, Avner, Iyigun, Murat
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An overview of the postcranial osteology of caecilians (Gymnophiona, Lissamphibia)
Abstract Caecilians comprise a relatively small (~220 species) group (Gymnophiona) of snake‐like or worm‐like, mostly tropical amphibians. Most adult caecilians are fossorial, although some species may live in aquatic or semi‐aquatic environments, either as larvae or adults.
Rodolfo Otávio Santos +2 more
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Transnational Dialogues in the Images of A Ilustração, 1884-1892
A Ilustração, directed by the Portuguese Mariano Pina (1860-1899) and published between May 1884 and January 1892, was a Luso-Brazilian illustrated magazine that for most of its existence was edited and printed in Paris before being sent to its main ...
Valle, Arthur
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German Colonial Expansion into China in the Late 19th Century
The article examines the policy pursued by Germany in the East Asian region in the late 19th century aimed at acquiring an ice-free port in China for further economic expansion in the region.
Aleksandr S. Tikhonov
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