Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-12

THE work originally published under the tile
of rms NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPAEDiA wa.
completed in 1868, since which time the wide
circulation which il has attained In all paris oil
tha Uni ed SAFES, and the signal Developments
which have taken place in every branch 81
ecience, literature, ana art, have induced me
editors and publishers TO submit IL 10 an ea@ 80
and thorough revision, and TO Issue ne"
dition entitled, The AMERICAN
Ola dis-
coverv IA every DEPARTMENT oil KNOW ieuSe mas
- n NV work of reference an imperative
want Ths movement of political affairs has kept
pace with the discoveries OF seie an ,snSni
frui,ful apnlicaiioa 10 the industrial ana useiui
at ard lie convenience and refinement oil
social life. Great wars and consequent reVoiu-
tjons have occurred, involving national changes
81 ~,e.uIiar moment The civil war OF ourown
conntry. which was at its height when the Last
voIune of the old work appeared, has happily
baen ended, and a new conrse oil conimerelai
ana industrial activity has been comnenced-
large accessions TO our geographical KNOW
edge have been made by the indefatsabie ex-
pIore-s OF Africa.
Tbs great political revolutions Of the last
decade, with the natural result OF the lapse OF
time, have brought into public view a multitude
m ueg men, whose names are in every snes
mouth, and of whose lives every one Is curious
tn know the particulars Greet batties hase
beeu fought and important sieSes malnIaineH,
al which the details are Is yet preserved only
in the newspape-s or in the transient publica-
! tions OF the day, bu which ought now 70 AXE
their place in permanent anu Autnen. 49,, 80
In preparing the present edition Iof me press,
has aceordinyiv been the aim oil the editors 10
bring down the information 10 the latesT pos
lille dates, and to furnish an accurate account
of the mos recent discoveries IN science, OF
every fresh production in literature, ana oil
the newest invention in the practical arts, As
well as to give a succinct and original record OF
the progress Of political and historian event
Tue work has been begun after long and care
fuI preliminary labor, and with the most ample
resources Tor carrying II on to a successful
termination
beea used, but every page has been printed on
new type, forming in TACT a new tycioptuif,
with the same plan and compass as ITS predeces-
sOr, but with a far greater Pecuhldry eAPeann
tu-e- AMI with such improvements IN It's COM
~position as have been suggested by longer eA.
perience aud enlarged knowieise:
The illustrations which are introduced tor
the first time in the present edition nave peen
added not for the sake OF pictorial effect, but TO
give greater lucidity aud force 10 the eApi@ha,
lions in The text. Taey embrace all branches oil
science and ma ural history, anu uepict .he
most famous AMI &markable features oil scenery
Architecture, and art, as well As the various pro-
cesses Of mechanics and manufactures. Al
though INTENDED for instruction rather IMAM
Establishment, no pains have been spared 70
insure their artistic excellence. the cost OF
their execution is enormous, and II Is believed
they will fnla welcome reception as an ad-
,airable feature OF the Cyclopedia, and worthy
of iGs high character.
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oe delivery Of each volume. 1t Will he COM
pI.tei ia sixteen large octave volumes, each
containing about 500 pages fully illustra' ed with
several ih0usaad Wood EngraSlngs, and with
numerous colored Lthographic Maps.
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