Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-09-29

THE work originally published under the title Of
THE NBw AMERICAN CYcbOPRDGA was completed in
1868, since which time the wide circulation which
it has attained in all parts OF the United States,
and the signal developments which have taken
place in branch Of science, literature. and art
have induced the editors and pIblshe-s to sub
nit it to exact and thorough revision, and to is
snc a new edition entitled TIE AAEHIcAS CYcLo-
PaDIA.
within the Iast ten wears the progress OF diseov-
erv I'm every department of know ledge has made
new work Of reference an Imperative want.
The movement of political afairs has kept pace
with the discoveries Of science, and their fruitful
application TO the industrial and useful arts and
the cow enience and refinement OF social Ife.-
Great wars and cousequent revolutions have occur
red involving national cahnges Of peculiar moment.
The civil war Of our own country, which was at
it, 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 10 our geographical knowledge
have been made by the indsfatlgable explorers OF
Africa.
The great Political revolutions Of the last derade,
with the national result OF the lapse Of time. have
brought into poblie view a multitude OF new mon,
whose names are In every ones mouth, and OF
whose lives every ore is curious 10 know the par
ticulars. Great battles have been fought and i'm
portaut seiges maintained, Of which the datais
as yet preserved only in the newspapers or In the
transient publications Of the day, but which ought
to take their place in permanent and authen-
tic history.
In preparing the present edition 70, the press,
It has accordingly been the sim Of the edi,ore to
bring down the nformstion to the latest possible
dates and To furnish an accurate account Of the
most recent discoveries in science. OF every fresh
production in literature. aud Of the newest inven
lions in the practical arts we'll as TO give a
cinct and original record Of the progress Of political
and historical events.
The work has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor. and with the m0st ample
sources for carrying II on to a successful termina
ton.
No,e Of tho oYfc,raI s,eroofvna ulsice have becr
used, but every page has been printed on new
Cyclopedia, with fee same plan and compass as its
predecessor. but with a far greater pee1niary ex-
penditure. and With such improvements in its
composition a. have been suggested by longer ex-
perrnss end enlarged knowledge.
Tho illustrations which are introduced for TIE
frat time in the present edition have hsen added
not for the sake Of pictorial effect, but te give
greater neidiiy end FORGET the explanation in the
text. They embraee all branches Of science and
OF natural history, ard depict The most famous and
remaTka able features Of scenery, architecture and
art, well as the various procseses aud me6 han
les and mann fscturers. although intended for in
strncton rather fhaOembells hfneIt. no pains have
been spared t. insure their artistic excellence
the cost ~ their execution j. enormous and II Il
believed they will find welcome reception as all
admirable feature OF the Cyelopaedia and worthy
Of its high character.
This work j. sold to subserfbers only payable
on delivery 81 each volume. II will be eomsleted
in sixteen large octave volumes, each containing
about soO pages fully illustrated with several
thousand wood engravings, and With numerous
colored Lithogrspby Maps.
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Five volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes
until ompIetion, will be issued once in two months
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