Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-05-19

The work originally published under the title Of
The NEW American CTcLOPEDIA was completed IL
1868, since which time the wide circulation hch
t has attained In all parts OF the United States
and the signal developments which have taken
place In every branch OF science literature ard
have induced the editors and Publishers to sub.
init IL to exact and thorough revision, and to is
snc new edition entitled THE AAEKIcAE CYCLIC
PeDIA.
Within the last ten wears the progress of discov-
cry in every department of know edgo has made a
work of reference an imperative want.
The movement of political affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries of science and their fruitful
application to the industrial and useful and
the cow enience and refinement of social life
Great and cOusequenI revolutions have occur
red, involving national cahnges Of peculiar moment.
The civil war OF our country, which at
its height when the last volume of the old work
appeared, has happily been ended, and new
course of commercial and industrial activity has
been commenced.
Large accessions to our geographical knowledge
have been made by the indefAtigIble explorers Of
Africa.
The great political rev olutons Of the lat decaae
with the national result of The lapse OF time haVe
brought inIo poblic view a multitude OF new mon
whose names are In eFery ones mouth, and Of
whose lives every ore is curious to know tho par
tculars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
port&nt seiges maintained, Of which the dAAis are
yet preserved only In the newspapers or In the
transient publications Of the day, but which ght
now to take their place in permanent aud anthem
tic history.
In preparing the present edition fot the press,
it has accordingly been the aim OF the edit.rs 10
bring down the information TO the latest pUssib 6
dates, and 10 furnish an accurate account OF the
most recent diseevcries in science, every fresh
production in literature, and Of the inven-
tons in the practical arts we'll to give
cinet and original record OF the progress OF political
and historical vents
The work has been began ATTENDING and careful
preliminary labor, and with the most ample
for carrying 1t on TO successful termination,
None Of the original stereotype plates have beer
usad but has been nrnfcd m nav
lopRdia, with fee same plan aud compass its pre-
decessor. but with far greater pecunAIy expen.
diture, and with such improvements in It's eOmpo-
sition have been suggested by longer experience
and enlarged knowledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not far the sake Of pictorial effect, but TO give
greater ueidiy and force to the explanation in the
text. They embrace all branches CT science and
OF natural history, and depict the most famous and
remarkable features Of scenery architecture, and
art, a. well as :he various processes and mechan-
les and manufactures. although intended for in
srnction rather than em5elishlient, no pains have
been spared to insure their a-tist!c excellenes;
the cost OF their execution Is enormous. and It il
believed they will find welcome reception as
admirable feature Of the CycioPedis and worthy
Of its high character
This work is sold to Subscribers only. payable
on delivery of each volume. u will be completed
about 500 puses, fully illustrated With several
thousand Wood engravings, and with numerous
colored photographic Maps
Price and style OfBInding
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Five volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes
Until completion, will be issued once in two mOnths
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