Dr. Mantell computes that the teeth and bones of this species which passed under his examination during twenty years must have belonged to no less than seventy-one distinct individuals, varying in age and magnitude from the reptile just burst from the egg, to one of which the femur measured twenty-four inches in circumference.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
A leading manufacturer computes that between four-and-a-half and five million bottles of sparkling wine are made annually in Germany, where there are no fewer than fifty manufacturing establishments.
"Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines"
Henry Vizetelly
L'Etoile computes the number of individuals who lost their lives in these illicit encounters at several thousands; nor did the tardy edicts issued by the King produce a cessation of the custom.
"The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3)"
Julia Pardoe