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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript. When letters are subscripted, they are
preceded by an underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were originally printed in
superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
COTTINGTON: "He signed the surrender of Oxford in July 1646, and
being excepted from the indemnity retired abroad." 'indemnity'
amended from 'idemnity'.
COTTON: "Also, inside the young bolls which had been pierced a
similar proliferation or growth of the tissue was set up ..."
'proliferation' amended from 'poliferation'.
COTTON: "Cotton Buying Company, which, constituted originally of
twenty to thirty limited cotton-spinning companies ..." 'thirty'
amended from 'thrity'.
COTTON: "Though there are local rivalries there is nothing in
competitive division to compare with the northern and southern
sections in America ..." 'competitive' amended from 'cempetitive'.
COTTON: "a good many small manufacturers exist who have little
capital and are practically financed by their agents or customers."
'financed' amended from 'financied'.
COTTON MANUFACTURE: "It is calculated by Professor Hasbach that the
daily wages of spinners are about 5/10 to 6/10 at Oldham ..."
'6/10' amended from '6/'.
COTTON-SPINNING MACHINERY: "Open reeling forms lease, and seven of
these are united in one hank by a lease band which retains the
divisions." 'lease' amended from 'leas'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE
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