A dictionary of science, literature, and art
Subtitle: comprising the history, description, and scientific principles of every branch of human knowledge; with the derivation and definition of all the terms in general use
By: ed. by W. T. Brande ... assisted by Joseph Cauvin, esq. The various departments by eminent literary and scientific gentlemen. 
Contributors: Cauvin, Joseph.
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Published: 1848
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1352
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries.