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bTitle:/b A Tea Planter's Life in Assam ... With ... illustrations by the author.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections incl...

George's great love for his family and the outdoors comes across in the poems he's written. By preserving the memories of his family younger generations will know what a great heritage they have.Shane's Dragons is a fictional story about a young man who started his life on the footsteps of an orphanage and the many obstacles he encountered while reaching his goal of becoming a success in life.

Excerpt from Memoir of John William Draper, 1811-1882 The published scientific memoirs of Dr. Draper had now won for him a very considerable reputation. His graduating thesis had by its originality and by the experimental ability shown in it attracted the attention of the authorities of Hampden Sidney Col lege, Prince Edward county, Virginia. Accordingly, in the fall of 1836, he was tendered, and accepted, the professorship of chem istry and ...

Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 98: Devoted to Science and Mechanic Arts, June to December, 1874In Switzerland, the postal card system was introduced October lst, 1870, the price being five centimes (one cent). In 1871, 1, cards were sent. The letters mailed increased from in 1870 to in 1871.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

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This book is a reprint of the famous original which was first published in 1898.

China, the world's sixth largest economy, has recently joined the rules-based international trading system. What are the implications of this accession? Leading scholars and practitioners from the US, Europe, China, Australia and Japan argue that China's membership will affect the WTO's decision-making, dispute resolution and rule-based structures. It will also spur legal and economic reform, have far-reaching social, political and distributio...

Excerpt from Memoir of Henry Draper: 1837 1882 Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Academy: Of all the marvelous results which have been obtained by what has been felicitously styled the New Astronomy, perhaps none exceed in importance or in value those which have been obtained by the aid of photography. While the older or mathematical astronomy, so called, has had to do with positions and magnitudes and motions essentially, all expressible b...

Excerpt from A Text-Book of Elementary Chemistry: Theoretical and Inorganic A Molecule is the smallest particle of matter into which a body can be divided without losing its identity. An Atom is the still smaller particle produced by the division of a molecule. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important histo...

Excerpt from Rontgen Rays: Memoirs by Röntgen, Stokes, and J. J. Thomson The new kind of radiation known as X-rays, or Rontgen rays, from the name of their discoverer, were first observed and studied by Professor W. C. Rontgen, of the University of Würzburg, in 1895, and the announcement of their discovery was made in a paper which appeared that year, and which is reprinted in this volume. As was noticed later these radiations had been previo...

Excerpt from Instructions in the Preparation, Administration, and Properties of Nitrous Oxide, Protoxide of Nitrogen, or Laughing Gas I have endeavored, in these pages, to present the subject in a familiar and practical manner, and to in duce farther attention to an anaesthetic of great value and usefulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com Th...

Excerpt from Amazon.com review of Barker's previous book: "I happened across this book one morning and ended up hiding from my boss the entire day so that I could read the whole thing. Mr. Barker allows you to see a whole new world through his eyes. At times the stories were so fantastic/riotous that I had to remind myself that it was not fiction! I was so intrigued by this book that I recommended it to my book club. It made for some very live...

Excerpt from A Tea Planter's Life in Assam: With Seventy-Five Illustrations by the Author Each steamer tows up one or two ¿ats (the number depending on the amount of cargo expected), lashed to her sides by strong hawsers and wire cables. The ¿ats are built somewhat like the steamer, without chimney stacks, are rather more bluff in the bows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find m...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.