Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 521
... proportion of ten to nine . The number of old women who ex- ceeded 80 years of age , was to that of old men of the fame age in the proportion of 33 to 19 : and there were more women than men who had attained the age of 86 , in the ...
... proportion of ten to nine . The number of old women who ex- ceeded 80 years of age , was to that of old men of the fame age in the proportion of 33 to 19 : and there were more women than men who had attained the age of 86 , in the ...
Page 585
... proportion of 2 to 1 . With respect to the difference between the mortality of males and females , it is found to be much lefs in country parishes and villages than in towns ; and hence it is inferred , that human life in males is more ...
... proportion of 2 to 1 . With respect to the difference between the mortality of males and females , it is found to be much lefs in country parishes and villages than in towns ; and hence it is inferred , that human life in males is more ...
Page 752
... proportion . Neither will the powers be augmented by varying the direction of the line of traction ; for while thefe are kept parallel to one another , their re- lative powers mult always keep the fame proportion to one another . The ...
... proportion . Neither will the powers be augmented by varying the direction of the line of traction ; for while thefe are kept parallel to one another , their re- lative powers mult always keep the fame proportion to one another . The ...
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