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What (who) is dismal face - definition

DEROGATORY ALTERNATIVE NAME FOR ECONOMICS
Dismal science; The miserable science; Dismal Science
  • Thomas Carlyle by Robert Scott Tait, 31 July 1854

Face (mining)         
MINING TERM FOR THE SURFACE WHERE THE MINING WORK IS ADVANCING
Coal face; Mine face; Pit face
In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face.
Great Dismal Swamp         
  • Black bear]] within the Great Dismal Swamp
  • Map of the Great Dismal Swamp
  • Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp]]'', 1888, by [[David Edward Cronin]]
  • Great Dismal Swamp Canal
  • Forested wetland within the Great Dismal Swamp
LARGE SWAMP IN THE COASTAL PLAIN REGION OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Dismal Swamp Company; Dismal Swamp Land Company; Underground Railroad Education Pavilion
The Great Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It is located in parts of the southern Virginia independent cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk and northern North Carolina counties of Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden.
Coal Face         
MINING TERM FOR THE SURFACE WHERE THE MINING WORK IS ADVANCING
Coal face; Mine face; Pit face
Coal Face is a 1935 British documentary film short directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. With a film score by Benjamin Britten and a poem written and narrated by W.

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The dismal science

The dismal science is a derogatory term for the discipline of economics. Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle used the phrase in his 1849 essay, Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question, in contrast with the then-familiar phrase "gay science" used to refer to the art of troubadours.