Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Volume 46

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Statistical Society of London, 1883
Published papers whose appeal lies in their subject-matter rather than their technical statistical contents. Medical, social, educational, legal,demographic and governmental issues are of particular concern.
 

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Page 289 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 231 - The importance of female education in India cannot be over-rated ; and we have observed with pleasure the evidence which is now afforded of an increased desire on the part of many of the natives of India to give a good education to their daughters. By this means a far greater proportional impulse is imparted to the educational and moral tone of the people than by the education of men.
Page 281 - In this way the paper would be very useful, and he had great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr.
Page 612 - No one can contemplate the condition of the masses of the people without desiring something like a revolution for the better. Still, the fact of progress in the last fifty years — progress which is really enormous when a comparison is made with the former state of things — must be recognized.
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