The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

The work originally published under I'll e title
of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCL0pEDIA
was completed in 1868, since which time the wide
circulation which 1t has attained in all parts OF
the United States, and the signal developments
which have taken place In every branch OF
science literature and art, have induced the
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and thorough revision, and TO issue new edition
entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLIC SEDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dis
covery in every department of knowledge has
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fruitful application to the industrial and useful
arts aud the convenience and refinement of social
life. Great wars and consequent revolutions
have occurred, involving national changes OF
peculiar moment. The civil war of our own
country, which was at its height when the last
volume of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended and new course of commercial
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