The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-02-08
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American Mechanical Dictionary
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From the Scientific American
The completion of Knights American
Mechanical Dictionary" Is an event i'll the
annals OF literature This country as IL
marks the sEb>tantiai complebon OF great
and elaborate undertaking, the labor on
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years. IL Is difficult to realize how colossal
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work of this d. scription. / 'ousands OF pal.
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have been studied; and finally, ali This i'm
mense collection, gathered from the whole
fvlf of applied science. has bee suhj-c' ed
IN ca aref1i revision and condensation ami by
means yf ingeDiously cOntrived systems OF
indexing, rendered invalusbls for purposes
of r- ference and research Add 10 this the
Iapors of artist and engraver. and there Is
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slOO Ov0: that IL treats o. 20 co.. subjects; con-
tains 400 engrasings; and that It's three vol
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