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Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts

Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts. New York: The Engineering Magazine Company, 1914. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924032626792 (Cornell University Library copy). The first American textbook on what we now call data visualization. 252 words

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Fig. 55. The Growth in the Length of Ocean Liners

WoTlfs Work

This is an excellent piece of presentation for reaching an average non-technical class of readers. A smooth curve line has been drawn through the ends of the pictured ships so as to approximate most closely the general law which seems to govern progress in ship building. The smooth curve has been extended into the future as a prediction of the length of the ships which will probably be built during the next ten years.

Note the excellent use of dimension-line arrows at the base of the chart showing the materials used in ship building and the methods of driving ships at different periods in history