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Ice in the Tropics: the Export of ‘Crystal Blocks of Yankee Coldness’ to India and Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 The Boston natural ice trade thrived during 1830-70 based upon Frederic Tudor’s idea of combining two useless products – natural winter ice in New England ponds and sawdust from Maine’s lumber mills. Tudor ice was exported extensively to the tropics from
Herold, Marc W.
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Rocket ozone sounding network data [PDF]
During the period December 1976 through February 1977, three regular monthly ozone profiles were measured at Wallops Flight Center, two special soundings were taken at Antigua, West Indies, and at the Churchill Research Range, monthly activities were ...
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Caryle, Malthus and Sismondi: The Origins of Carlyle’s Dismal View of Political Economy [PDF]
While it is correct to say that Carlyle first applied the exact phrase “dismal science” to political economy in his 1849 article on plantation labour in the West Indies, I argue that Carlyle came to the view that political economy was “dismal” well ...
Robert Dixon
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The beetle fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera) : diversity and distribution [PDF]
, 2006 The beetle fauna of the island of Dominica is summarized. It is presently known to contain 269 genera, and 361 species (in 42 families), of which 347 are named at a species level. Of these, 62 species are endemic to the island.
Peck, Stewart B.
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Description of a new fossil shell from the Eocene beds, Table Cape [PDF]
, 1884 Description of a new fossil shell from the Eocene beds, Table Cape. -Genus crepidula (Lam.) Distribution.—West Indies, Honduras, Mediterranean, West Africa, Cape, India, Australia, West America. Fossil.—Eocene. France, North America, and Patagonia. (
Johnston, Robert Mackenzie
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MRS. GANDHI GAVE NEW ECONOMIC APPROACHES [PDF]
Plenty of food, Sufficient clothing, Proper monitoring of the Key Socio- Economic factors, with commitment to Domestic Productivity were the Essence of the Administrative strategy of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Late Prime Minister of India).
DR. VSR. SUBRAMANIAM
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The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2009 The published beetle fauna of the island of St. Lucia is summarized. It contains 135 genera, and 175 species in 25 families. Four species are accidentally introduced by human activities. Twenty three species are endemic (restricted) to the island. Twenty
Peck, Stewart B.
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The atyid prawns of Dominica [PDF]
, 1977 The family of primitive prawns, Atyidae, are freshwater animals with a circumtropical distribution, but additionally some have penetrated into temperate regions.
Fryer, G.
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