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... century , and in the early 20th century typhus decreased and then practically disap- peared from western Europe as improvements in living conditions and hygiene occurred . The disease remained intermittently epidemic in eastern Europe ...
... century , and in the early 20th century typhus decreased and then practically disap- peared from western Europe as improvements in living conditions and hygiene occurred . The disease remained intermittently epidemic in eastern Europe ...
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... century whaling ship the Atlantic Ocean in the 18th century , and with them came an innovation that greatly extended ... 20th - century factory ship 215 metres ( 700 feet ) up to 32,000 tons displacement windlass and bitts fluke - chain ...
... century whaling ship the Atlantic Ocean in the 18th century , and with them came an innovation that greatly extended ... 20th - century factory ship 215 metres ( 700 feet ) up to 32,000 tons displacement windlass and bitts fluke - chain ...
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... century and continued when the English gained control . Sailing was mostly for pleasure and reached its apogee in ... 20th century , notably after World War II , smaller racing and recreational craft became more common , down to the ...
... century and continued when the English gained control . Sailing was mostly for pleasure and reached its apogee in ... 20th century , notably after World War II , smaller racing and recreational craft became more common , down to the ...
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