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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. 250 words

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In Fig. 88 we have an application of curves to advertising in popular magazines. The curves depict the circulation of a newspaper,

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