Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-12-01

THE work originally published under the title Of
THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoPeDIA was completed in
1858 since which time the wide circulation which
it has attained n all parts of the United States,
aud the signal. Developments which have taken
place in every branch OF science literature and
have induced the editors and Publishers to sub
nit il to an exact and thorough revision, and to is
sne a new edition entitled lHE ANERIcAN CYCLIC
PeDIA.
Within the last ten wears the progress Of diseov-
erv i'm every department Of know ledge has made
new work Of reference AN imperative want.
The ement of political Affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful
application to the Industrial aud useful arts and
the convenience and TeiHement OF social life
Great wars and eOII7eq quent revolutions have occur
red involving national eahnges Of peculiar moment.
The civil war of own country, which was at
its height when the last volume of the old work
appeared has happily been ended, aud new
course of commercial and industrial activity has
been commenced. -
Large scc-ssions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by tbs indefaligsble explorers Of
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with the national result of the lapse Of time have
brought into poblic view multitude Of new mon,
whose names are i'm every ones mp1th, and Of
whose lives every ore il curious to know the par
tieulars Great battles have been fought and i'm
porant seiges maintained, Of which the datais are
as yet preserved only in the newspapers or In the
transient publications of the day. but which ought
now to take their place in permanent and authen-
In preparing the present edition for the press,
It has accordingly been the aim Of the edthaEs to
hiring down the information to the latest possible
/ dates and to furnish an accurate account OF the
most recent discoveries in science OF every fresh
production in lteraturej and of the newest inven-
tions IN the practical arts as wen as to give sue
ciuct and original record Of the progress Of political
and historical events.
1 Tbs wort has been begun after long and careful
| pceIiminary labor, and With the most ample re-
sources for carrying it on to successful terrnipa-
| ton.
| None Of the original stereotype plates have been
| used, but every page has been printed on ne"
Cyclopndist, with fee same plan and compass as III
| predecessor bat wie1 a far greaiep Pecuniary eX
| penditure and with such Improvements in It's
| composition AS have been suggested by longer ex
| peri-nee end enlarged knowledge.
| The illustrations which are introduced for th'
FIRST time in the present edition have been addef
not for the sake Of pictorial effect, but te giv'
greater incidity and force to the explanation in tn
text They embrace all branches Of science an'
of natural history and depict the most famous ant
| remarkable features Of scenery, architecture an
| art as well as the various processes and mefhah
| les and manu- facturers. Although intended Tor In
| structiou rather than Establishment, no pains hAv
| been spared t" insure thelE artistic excellence
| the cost of their executIOnis' enormous, and II
believed they will hnd n welcome reception ~ a
admirable feature Of the CyelOpaedia and worm
| Of its high character. -....
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! on delivery Of each volume. 1t will be eomfiete
| in sixteen large octave volumes, each containin
about 500 pages, fully illustrated with severn
tEou sand wood engravings, and with numerou
] colored Lithography Maps.
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Five volumes now ready. Succeeding volum'
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