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Excerpt from Transactions of the Manchester Statistical Society: Session 1858-59
VIII. Although so much has been said upon the pound, as the highest Unit Of Account, we must not forget that such a unit has mainly in view, accounts that are written, and of considerable amount; whereas, there are numerous small accounts, generally unwritten, wherein the lower units are Of no less importance than the highest. For these however it is said, florims and cents will suffice. I do not think so. 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 historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
