The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-26

The work originally published under ID g TUE
of THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOpEDlA
was completed in 1868, since which time the Wlue
circulation which IL has attained in all parts OF
the United States, and the signal Developments
which have taken place in every Drancn OF
science, literature, and arr, have induced the
editors and publishers to submit it to an exact
and thorough revision, and to issue new edition
entitled TIL AMERICAN CYCLIC GDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress of dis
coyery in every department of knowledge has
made new 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
arts and the convenience and refinement of social
life Great wars and consequent revolutions
have occurred, involving national changes OF
peculiar moment. The ciyil 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
and industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions to our geographical knoWl'
edge have been made by the indefatigable ex-
plorers of Africa.
The great political revolutions of the last de-
cade with the natural result of the lapse OF time
have brought into public view multitude OF
new men, whose names are in every ones month,
and of whose lives every one is curious to know
the particulars. Great battles have been fought
and important sieges maintained, OF Which tne
details are as yet preserved only in the news
papers or in the transient publications OF the
day, but which ought now to take their place IN
permanent and authentic history.
In preparing the present edition Tor the press,
1t has accordingly been the aim of the EDITORS 10
bring down the information TO the latest posi-
BILE dates, and to furnish an accurate account OF
the most recent discoveries in science. of every
fresh production in literature and of the newest
inventions in the practical arts, as well as to
give suceinct and original record OF the pro-
he work has been begun after long and care
full preliminary labor, and with the most ample
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None of thu original stereotype plates have
been used, but every page has has been printed
on new type, forming in fact a new Cyclopieaia,
with the same plan and compass as its prede-
cessor, but with n lar greater pecunlary expeno-
iture, and with such Improvement in its COM
position as have been suggested by longer expe-
rience and enlarged knowledge.
The illustrations which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake of pictorial effect, but to give
| greater lucidity and force to the explanatiors
| in the text They embrace all branches OF
science and of natural history. and depict the
| most famous and remarkable features OF scene-
ry architecture and art, as well as the various
| processes of mechanics and manufactures'
Although intended for instruction ratl sr tnan
establishment, no pains have been spared 10
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execution is enormous and it is believed they
| will find welcome reception as an admirable
feature of the Cyclopedia, and worthy OF lis
| high character.
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numerous colored photographic Maps.
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