Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-04-20

The work originally published under the tile OF
THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLoPFpfA was compl.iel
in l-1} .iucr which lime tie W lrcrCuiutiOn Nh.cb
1t hi- attained IN all part OF The United states and
the signal Developments winch have IaAen place IN
every branch Of science, literature, ana arr, nave
induced the editors and publishers 10 -uhmittto an
exact and thorough revision, and 20 issue new
edition entitled THE AMERICAN CYcLoPEDlA
Within the last ten years tie progress OF uiscOY
erv in every department Of knowledge has made "a
new work OF reference an imperative want.
The movement of political affair, has kept pace
with the discoveries Of fence. and Their fruitful
application % the iudu tral and useful arts and the
convenience OF and re!lueme'.t Of social lie Great
wars aud consequent revolutions maze occurred
involving national change Of pccnlhr moment.
The civil war Of our own country Which "as al 10
height when the last volume Of sac old work appear
eel mas happily ended AMI new course of CONNER
ciAl and iGdu trial activity has been commenced.
Large acces-iOns 10 oar geographical knowledge
have been made b. the inde;atigablc explorers oi
Africa.
The great political revolutions ct The lat decade
whh the natural result ut the lapse 0i time, have
brOugh. iltO public view q multitude "l new men
whose name, are Tn every one nioutirand oiwho-e
lives every one j. curious 10 KNOW Inc pattlculAfs
Great battles hay. been fought and important
sieges maintained OF which lir details are a. YET
prrscryed only ia the uev -pap,r- of in ihe tram
ieHt publication. of the diy. but which ought now
- take their place 10 permanent AMI au'heh"
history.
In preparing he pre-gn; edition :oI the p,.s,,t
has accordingly been the aim OF the editor, 10 bring
down the Information lo Llt ihtNt P -InlG "aA'Hi
and 10 furnish au accurate account "t he moot re-
cent discoycGic in science Ol every irerh produe'
ton in literature, and oi The neWc-t inventions ~
the practical arts, well a. to give -uccInct ahh
original record OF lbe progress OF political ANA h-'
torical events
The work ha, been begun AFTER org and careful
preliminary labor .snI ith the mo-t ample icsour-
ces for carrying IL on 'o auer,--igl termination.
None OF the original -leryoi, l'c p'tte- nave D"cH
used, but every page hI- been printed Hl ne" v''
lorlniu. Ia fiCt 4 new O. NloDuit Win uie same
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greater pecuuiary expenditure anu Win sue" lh-
proyCmcI.s In DO, composition as Awe h,eh wv
gested by longer experience ana ehAfseu AhO"''
edge.
The Illustrations which are introduced iUr The
frat time In the present edition hsye been added
not for the sake Of pictorial effect, but - CIV
greater lucidity aud :arcc 20 the cNpiahail"h' ~
the text They embrace all branches ol -sith'" aid
OF naturh history, snd depict the most lamou' aHu
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feature Of the Cyclop1da, any worthy OF ne hlsu
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