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Page 549
... increased immensely . In the 18th century the average size of a large field army was 47,000 . In the U.S. Civil War ( 1861-65 ) , the federal army reached a maximum size of 622,000 . In World War I , over 63,000,000 men were mobilized ...
... increased immensely . In the 18th century the average size of a large field army was 47,000 . In the U.S. Civil War ( 1861-65 ) , the federal army reached a maximum size of 622,000 . In World War I , over 63,000,000 men were mobilized ...
Page 710
... increasing but still somewhat ambiguous statistical evidence that precipitation from some types of cloud and storm systems can be modestly increased or redistributed by seeding techniques . The word modest meant about 5 to 20 percent ...
... increasing but still somewhat ambiguous statistical evidence that precipitation from some types of cloud and storm systems can be modestly increased or redistributed by seeding techniques . The word modest meant about 5 to 20 percent ...
Page 802
... increased from 8.7 to 11.4 per 1,000 population . This rise in the death rate may be explained in large part by the increasing average age of the popula- tion , the result of so many young persons leaving the state . In the 1970s ...
... increased from 8.7 to 11.4 per 1,000 population . This rise in the death rate may be explained in large part by the increasing average age of the popula- tion , the result of so many young persons leaving the state . In the 1970s ...
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