New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-07
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s,.Sdcraadis Britannica IS almost coincident with
~ be,fnufua Of q similar revision Of Ohamoerss
x,sasss,,araiaE Between these works there is,
y a rnurss. broad distinction, but the hitter is
& ,.r,,sstiouahly the more adapted to purely popu-
a.r .ees and IN its new form IT Is certain 70 attain
4 wider employment than ever Revision mas
indeed BEEN proceeding from the tms o. i's nrst
issue. but period having been reached when inns
ss.rs6bnd al keeping up with the times couid
- ,onrer avail 20 register the numerous I'M
,.vtart changes and advances IN knowledge winch
hal talgef, place since the publication OF the rst
s EDITION. e was decided TO prepare radlcahy
aifoyent edition. The first two volumes OF tnis
3 .,a now before ms and the changes and improve
suenta which they exhibit are many and great
n fl,a first place new method has been adopted.
THAT which governed the work originally con-
s;stod IN an endeayor 70 present the moss COM
seop surnmaries Of the largest number OF snplecss
he results Of this plan were NOS aieogsonef
sartarv. Ii was found in practice that 10 caused
v,a,v ;rarortans topics to be inadequatey treated
.ra that the loss in this respect was not COM
-snsstea by mere mention of q great number OF
insignificant matters
IN s,,e new edition keeDer discrimination has
6een employed. Important topics are row oeaio
sor;th at length in some degree
ss.o,,avtsannl TO their interest and
r,,,,,,sr ~ uninportant subjects have been simply
5 ss;rc;nnt@d. How great is the Improvement re-
xultiur may be seen almost at glance. 1a1s
ia articles on Adalteratou, Agriculture ALCOHOL
Alcoholism. Army, Analysis, Anatomy. AMOS
fhssia. Astronomy, Atomic Theory ana Aoenemcn'
&, fhe first volume or the articles on Bridges
"a xas,ss B;bIology Biology, Book, Botany, Brain,
r.scl-laadinc Buddhism, ETC., in the second vol
,,,ns and compare them with the corresponding
a,ticle< IN the FIRST. Il win be seen thao hnocr
ne new arrangements pages are gwen where para
cv.nhs sufficed before, and many OF inc new
srtsclss especially those on scientific SUBJECTS arc
,,,Saals 81 careful and compact statement Announcer
ss,-as aayansa Il in the biographical sketches
s-,ich IN a large proportion OF cases, nave peen
~, 4;v.lv rewritten and by wellknown men VI
setsers and specialists Thus the ME Oh
g ,v Sir George Geoye that OF BerKe,ey ~ -.
seesor A. o. Fraser: that oil borg.a py nc. -
Yyiarte: that Of Burns by Andrew Lans o.'av -
Samuel Butler by A a. Buiien tnae VI .,s :,
nsssr. saintsbury. The publishers announce also
sr.ti most cases scientific or otherwise recondiee
.,.,.ate have been submitted TO the examination
- o,t eminent specialists after being writ'en'
- 81. ,,,d that accuracy might be as Tar as pos
s;h1e insured. Professor James 0eike continue .
s'.,s,.s Is geology; Professor the hey. a. ID
s.s.'ssso,, writes the articles on tho Bible; tne
s-~s.sasrt ~ the Alpine Club writes concerning
climbing; the Rev. s BaringGoul aus
courses upon Apparitions' PROFESSOR Man"ny
rndertaxes. Aescbylus" ; Professor BAN ulscusses
uAssociation Of Ideas and. IN faee 81 every pas'
sjgfiuruished contributors appear.
The illustrations Oh ,us - sasarts5s,sIv than
brought up 70 datc hos 80 .hosa ~ ami
the text Some VI 'i'S'i,' .,ao,ted The
mails apd BIRDS are ~ increasea
number Of maps hss ueen !, ,,t,-.;cal and
by the addition OF us ill eaim that
STATISTICAL chars 49,. - a,,e,icau and
special regard mas psea ;,,ortant articles
colonial sucEsh ane ..S -. have heen
on matters coilnecsea ..s.io., authors
written in the tJnted css''ss ~ ,,ors the
especially for this eui'lon ~ a., tbat a.
American view Of praceos N has been
she United hlnsoom s'. aid i legal srti
added rom Anle.i0Aa 80 TI,,;,ca States differs
cles. where lne "a" = s,ra,,b 81 given ON the
from .nss y ,-a ~, tba hast recommendation
American law. Nos ,. e -. .,cvcloraedia
OF The new editson o. TINS B. Z. .ri,.ad
Is the beautifully clear |pe =, - .,,s r,ess.
and the eVenness ana excenerce =. ~ s .,
work. Thmoughness ana co,soen'.s. a,,s a.
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ENGLISH EftILIlss. AN "a Esan,v Noriey Volume
r % hns 4bs Fourteenth Century: IN two books
hook i, Emo, PIP S62 cassen q OO'
p,otesxor Morley has decided TO devote two vol
,,,,sa =, me iitesaMre Of the fourteenth century
s tl,;s IL the fret of them, the consideration OF
SSh.,cer being left TO the succeeding one. Inc
s .S,csm Of English literature is now beginning 70