We introduce a method to calculate and store approximately 1.2 million surname distributions calculated for surnames found in Great Britain for six years of historic population data and 20 years of contemporary population registers compiled from various consumer sources. We subsequently show how this ...
The ESTC is a union catalogue which aims to cover letterpress items printed before 1801, in British Isles, Colonial America, USA (1776-1800), Canada or territories governed by Britain in all languages. It also includes items printed in any other part of the world wholly or partly in English...
The western of the two new authorities lies entirely within Cumberland and it would seem entirely appropriate if this area used ‘Cumberland’ within its name. However, only 77% of Cumberland lies in this new authority’s area, although it does contain 90% of the population of the historic c...
In July of this year, general elections were held in Britain. The Conservatives were severely defeated, and the Labour Party regained power. The new prime minister is Keir Starmer, the chancellor of the Exchequer is Rachel Reeves, and the portfolios for justice and education went to two impres...
The ancient Mingary Castle is situated on the coast about a mile to the east of the village Kilchoan, the most westerly village on the island of Great Britain - population, 150. Kinloch Castle, built in 1897 with red sandstone, is located nearby on the Isle of Rum, while Ardtornish Ca...
(when considering live births, stillborn and terminated pregnancies)9and, assuming similar population demographics, it can be expected that these genetic disorders occurred at the same rates in past human populations14. Hence, probabilistically, researchers could not have reasonably expected to find ...
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Practically no trace now remains of Belvidere Hospital, a large housing estate having been built on the site. The Belvidere once played a key role in protecting the population of Glasgow from the ravages of infectious diseases, including smallpox. The hospital was built on the most up-to-date...
Perth is a small strip of land sandwiched in between Evandale and Longford about 20 kilometers south of Launceston. It's the first town of any size that you'll run into on your drive from Launceston south to Hobart. And while the population of Perth is just under 3000, it's citizenship...
was housed in a fantastic mega-greenhouse that came to be known as the Crystal Palace. The 1851 London-based event helped to solidify awareness of Britain’s industrial and technological leadership. It was also hugely profitable: Its surplus of what would be more than $22 million in 2017 was...