Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-20

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Tss work originally published under the title
of TIE NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPAkDIA Vas
romnIeted in 1853, since which time the wide
circulation which il has attained in all parts OF
the United States, and the signal Developments
which have taken place ID every oIAncn o.
ecience, literature, and art, have induced the
editors and publishers 10 submit II 10 an e1Act
and thorough revision, and to issue q new
ditiou entitled, The AMERICAN CfCLofAs-
Ola of dis.
coxerv in every department OF KNOB ieose mas
made a new work VI reference an imperative
want. .6.;, h.. Ion,
wi,b ,he discoveries Of science, and their
f%ruitful application 10 the industrial ana useful
-. 80 fhe convenience and refinement Of
social life. Great wars and consequent iesoiu-
ton have occurred, involving national changes
~ REGULAR moment The civil var Of our own
conntry- which was at its height when the last
yoI1me Of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and q new eonrse Oh eomme,ciu
and Industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions to our geographical Know
EDGE have been made by the indefatigabls ex-
plorers OF Africa.
decade with the natural result Of the lapse Of
tine, have brought into public view q muititude
of new men, whose names are In every ones
mouth. and of whose lives every one Is curious
to know the particulars GreAt BATHS nave
beeu fought ard important sieges maintained,
of which the details are Ms yet presef'ed onls
In the newspapers OF in the transient PuoiIGa-
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In nreparing the present edition for the press,
mas accordingly been the aim oil the editors 10
bring down the information 10 the latest pos
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of the mos recent discoveries IN SCIENCE, OF
exerv fresh III reduction in literature, and OF
the newest invention in the practical arts, as
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the progress Of poll lea and historical event
The work has been begun after long ana care
fail preliminary labor, and with the most ample
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termination
None Of the original stereotype plate. have
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new tyne. form ng in tact q new CyciopSdA,
with the same plan and compass As It's preaeces-
sor. but with a far greater pecuniary exPenoi-
ture. and with such improvements Id us COM
nosi,ian as have been suggested by longer OK.
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The illustrations which are Introduces ior
the hrs, time in the present edition nave been
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g;ye greater lucidity and force TO the explana-
lions in the text. Tney embrace all branches OF
science and ma ural history, and depict the
most famous and remarksbief features OF scenefy
architecture and art, Is well as the various pro-
cesses of MECHANICS and manufactures. Al
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tbev will find welcome reception as an I'D
mirable feature of the C~yclopedia, and worthy
Of its high character.
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Containing about 500 pages fully illustra ed With
several thousand Wood Engravings, and with
numerous colored LithogrsPhic Maps.
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