The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-24
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This periodical was started lin 672) to promote
the diffusion OF valuable scientific knowledge, In
a readable aud attractive form, among all classes
of tn ceonimunity and has thus far met a want
supplied by no other magazine in the United
States.
Ten volumes I'VE now appeared, which are
filed with instructive and interesting articles and
abst acts Of articles original selected translated,
and illustrated, from the pens OF the Leading SCI
entiic men OF different countries. Accounts OF
i'm, ortant scientific discoveries. the application
Of science to the practical arts, and the latest
views put forth concerning natural phenomena,
have been given by savanis OF the highest au hor.
ity. Prominent attention has teen also asxnaed
understanding OF the nature OF man, to the Dear,
ings of scie,ce upon the questions OF society and
government to scientific education, and TO the
conflicts which prIng from the progressive M
ture OF scientific knowledge. -
& TIE POPULAR TcEENoE MONTHLY has long since
ceased TO be an experiment. 1t has paseed into
circulation lar beyond the most eanguine hopes
at first entertained and the cordial and intelii-
gent approval which It has everywhere met, shows
that its close and instructive discussions have
ss1 ws yD p ns sss pG policy
to make boastful promisesof great things TO pe
done in the future, bnt rather to appeal to what
1t has already accomplished as giving 4 cia,m
upon popular patronage. But no pains wli' De
spared to improve it and make it still more wor-
thy Of liberal support, and still more necessity
to the cultivated classes Of the country;
The following quotations illustrate the way IT
has been habitually spoken OF by the press:
sThat there is q place for tbs PoPuLAH Set
ENcE MONTHLY, no one can doubt Mo has watch
ed the steady increase of interest in scientific ia
yesticaton manifested In this country, not emily
by select class, but by the entire communit}.
IN r. Times.
best I'll st number 81 any magazine ever published
in America '-Nep York Tribune s
IA journal which promises to be emminent val
ne the cause OF popular education in this coun-
TT il. beyond comparison, the best attempt at
journalism OF the kind ever made in this country
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progressive mind OF this country and ought to be
widely circulated. - New York Erentng Posi-.
ut is the fret suce essfu attempt in this coun-
try to. popularize ance in the pages OF month
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THE MONTHLY has more than fullhlled all the
promises which the publishers made in the pros
.Ti is is highly -auspicious beginning OF nse.s
full and much needed enterprise in the way OF
publication for which the public owe special
debt OF obligation 10 Messrs. D. Appleton q Co.,
ssThisnew magazine. in our estimation, has
more merit. than the whole brood which have
preceded II. - 0srego Prsss 49,.
In our opinion, the right idea nae been nappts
y hit in the plan Of this new monthly. '--BgDdto
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kind published in the world. Its corps OF con-
tributors comprise many Of the abiest minds
known to SCIENCE and literature. It is doing the
great and noble work in popularizing science PRO
promoting the growth q reason ana ievs'ig the
childhood ( our race before it was capable Of
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