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TOC for 1913 edition: Includes 1,000 illustrations. Part 1. Statistical Information Chapter I.—Population and Social Statistics 1-42 Chapter II.—Farms, Foods and Forests 43-74 Chapter III.—Mines and Quarries 75-96 Chapter IV.—Manufactures 97-136 Chapter V.—Commerce 137-192 Chapter VI.—Mercantile Marine 193-232 Chapter MI.—Railroads 233-264 Chapter VIII.—The Panama Canal 265-278 Chapter IX.—Telegraphs and Cables 279-298 Chapter X.—Wireless Telegraphy 299-310 Chapter XL—Telephone Statistics of the World 311-322 Chapter XII.—Post Office Affairs 323-350 Chapter XIII.—Patents, Trade-Marks and Copyrights 351-388 Chapter XIV.—Armies of the World 389-408 Chapter XV.—Navies of the World 409-436 Chapter XVI.—Aviation 437-456 Part 2. Scientific Information Chapter I.—Chemistry 457-462 Chapter II—Astronomy and Time 463-484 Chapter HI.—Meteorology 485-518 Chapter IV.—Machine Elements and Mechanical Movements 519-546 Chapter V.—Geometrical Constructions 517-560 Chapter VI.—Weights and Measures 561-586