The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11

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HURD a HoUGHToN,ls AsToR PLAcE.N.Y
HO. -1oU HToN & COMPANY. Boston
ThE RiYEkSIDEP PRE2SS, Cambridge
From the Scientific American
The completion of Knights American
Mechanical Dictionary IL au event In In.
an nuaIs OF literature n fhIS cnuntry. RS l.
marks the substantial cssmpietion OF q great
and elaborate undertaking the labor on
winch has exiend.d over a period or eight
years- lt L. ficutio realize how colossal
q the Il X Involved il the preparation OF "A
work nj snis d.hcriotion. T.:orsa nds of p;,I-
sots. American and foreign, f.ave been d.
1sSe been eKaminsd and The iaIestt prove
nsnIs ts.-r.fu noted En@inerr:ag work..
..ci.nitnc discoveries, AMI tools OF very craft
"a been srudi,,d; sifd hnally, all this iH
sccnss collection. Rst tered irDm the hate
tsid Of applet scianc- has hes sutj e ts,
rosreful revision and cpode 1rs ton. = +: ty
ndexins rendered tuvsI Unable fol purpa..s
as 3 tersucs sEo feeeascb- ADJ fn 'his H.,
.aRsrs Of ar lat and tntrsyer ard ttsrr l.
500 oon. ths. IL trests q 7SG0o subj-ct-: con-
aims 40 sHgrzvtnEs; Snd that iih three St.i
asnes fi,clud. 40 rASes Il j. moI- "a -
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ntchanicAi and scientific sisf4.y csrri, d m
o the ia.e<t dxte&- A iust estimate of ftr
mprehepktve nature Of he work ard H.
.Wpor snce "a invepfor- engineers aud AT
.fsans of every clss. Ard Ia sIl iib-.ries G..
sniy be gained ~ csresui e1sminaifnn Of n
Foaumes themselves
The scope ofthis work concerns sricn:snrs
Sseh,Bssy, Wood Meta. 5lass, S,one CIs..
Nssseus and I~sther Working MiEtng H.
irEulic Ratiway Marine and Mi.isaTY Es.
s1aecrfns; " Working In Cotton Woo. sits
Slsx- Hemp. and Paper, Steam, Air ard
tias Engines. sDd other Motors: Lighting
Heating Drying and SentiIsting; Fine Arts;
Photographs. Electric, Telegrapbic, Optical
doroloRicsl. Calculating. urgical. and Len
tai Instruments. etc.
Itssslue.ey II there were In print others
OF . similar nature, wouic be very great on
account Of lis scope. It's crest number of ii
lustrztionS. and the trusivorthine<s OF It's
,suthor; but at present It's value is enhanced
ny the tact that IL has. properfy speas no
composition. There rs published no bnok of
similar intent which il at once so large, so
cell illustrated. so closely broughf down oil
the present time. and SO full of ofiilusiratiOns |
Dentists. surgeons, philosophers chemists
engineers. .rnechapics.a a sci. ntIfc men and |
cribed and illustrated more % the instru-
lnents and machines pecu lar to their pro-
Iessi0n than can he found IN well furnished
stores and manufactures. and they will also |
find a constant supplementary course of in. |
ttruction so arranged as to be available lnr
.4fandsome octave volumes and will be iound |
an fBsainahle book of re:erauce in ;he fam
ily. the sDunffDg-roOm. and the workshop. |
NO better SENSATIONAL work could be placed
latent taste which may have an Important
hearinE on their lie caFaer
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