The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-09-14
BY EDWARD II. KNIGHT, A. ID.
CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER.

This book is intended to be in practical n,ec1an
ism not only what lexicon is in langnagc-a
compendium OF NAM, definitions descriptions
and uscs,-but. in addition his DRY OF the Gevel-
opment Of the industrial arts machines and tools
Ii is dCsi. ned to enable any person knowing he
name of an instrument or ma, hine to fluid infor-
nation promptly; and is in scope and n,eth0d the
first attempt of the Kind in this any other
language.
Its scope concerns Agricultural NJ bincry
Wood. Metal, Glass Stone, Clay, Co. and
r. ,kin$: Mining: HYDRAULIC. way
/ inc, and Military Engineering; Working l
Cotton, Wool. Silk. Flax, Hemp, and Paper
Steam. Air. and Gas Engines. and other Motors !:
Lighting Heating Drying. and Ventilaiing; inc
Horolosicul Calculating, Surgical, and Dental In-
strumrntS. etc.
Its Dscihod is twofold:
1 Each subject is considered in its alphabetical
order
,. Each Art. Trade. or Special Manufacture has
its own index under which are assembled The
various terms and names of tools, machines. and
processes Of the trade. By consulting this index.
a subject may be found by searching among , 3
congcners when name is imperfecty known or
has temporarily slipped the memory. About 15-
coo words have been thus gathered into over 100
| specific Iaicces. which themselves occur in their
alphabetical )an S.
The work re of 20 GOO sui jec's and is illust-
rated with 5000 carefully prep red engravings. 1t
would inlccd be correct to say that the illusra
tons will be fully - coo in number inasmuch as
variety Of distinct forms of a machine or tool
(S0mrtiIleS as many aS fOrty) FREQUENTLY as
sociated in single cut. and might, had the object
been to spread them out and make show, have
been enumerated 2S separate figures.
srhe value Of this work, if tn, in print
others OF u similar nature, would be very great on
account of its scope its great number CT iliustri
items. and the trusiworthiness of its author; but
at present its value is enhanced by the fact that it
has, properly speak NJ. competitor There is
published no book of similar intent which is at
once So large. SO well illustrated so closely
brought dow to the present time, and full Of
illustrations II will be as much in place in pub
lie and private libraries will The lexicon and
cyclopedia Dentists surgeons. philosophers che
mists engineers mechanics, and scientific men
and students of ever grade, will find here describ-
ed and ilus tratrd more of the instruments and
machines peCul iai 20 the professions than can be
found in well-fui nishei stores and manufac-
tories; and they will also find constant supple
III ntary course of instruction SO arranged as TO be
available for instant reference.
"The magnitude of this undertaking may be
udgt d from the fact that it embraces some twen-
ty thousand subjects, and is illustrated by up
wards OF hVe thousand engrayitgs. mostly inCor-
porated tn the text, but many fuilpage like that
facing page 2l29. which shows siXty-eight varieties
of sewing machine st fchCs. One or two features
Of this work ale new and Of gre at practical utility
Such is the general alphabetical, technical index
Of material. appliances etc, appertaining say to
process like photography or Il manufacture ike
p9?er, or implements like axes, hammer. forks
etc, etc. There no less than hundi ed and
fiftt such indexes scattered through the three
volumes Another convenience for a d, fective
memory is lists Of graphs. meters, and types,
which show at glance all the instruments whose
names thus terminate. Each name may tn be
rererred to in its proper place in the 'Diction-
airy. ~ Y. Mutton, Dec. 0, 1875.
am leased to see your spe cial indexes They
are new feature. and will be very useful. -.
A. P. BARNARD, President Of Columbia College,
New York.
THE history Of the mechanical arts from the
earliest period of civilization to the present time,
with FIJI ! and exact descriptions of the most i'm
pcrtant machines, inventions, and processes, is
presented in this comprehensive manual w y
Tribune, March, 10, 1875.
The work has been in active preparation for the
past eight years. 1t makes three handsome octave
volumes. and will be found an invaluable bo.
of reference in the family, the counting room, d
the workshop. No better educational work co
be placed before children, adapted as it is to ava
ken latent TASTE which may have an important
bearing on their life career. Sold only by sub
scription.
For particulars as to price, ETC., address the
publishers,
II. o. HOUGHTON & CO.,
Somerset Street, Boston.
HURD AND HOUGHTON,
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