Day Otis Kellogg
Published: 2016-08-01
Total Pages: 684
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Excerpt from New American Supplement to the Latest Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 25: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature, Science, History, Geography, Commerce, Biography, Discovery and Invention It is, then, because of the library or treatise plan of the britannica, that its scholarship has been recognized as unsurpassed, its criticism as vital and lucid, its information as so varied and instructive. Let the plan stand, with all its splendid characteristics; a suitable system of reference is all that is needed to make the britannica stores of knowledge accessible. Thus, while keeping its own matchless qualities, it partakes of every convenience Offered by the topical encyclopaedias, that boast of needing no index. After some years of experience with the book, having sold it all over the United States, and having learned in the operation what would best adapt it to the needs of the English-speaking world, the werner company undertook to make this new edition (virtually the tenth) of the encyclopedia britannica. The aims sought are, to supplement the britannica as to bring all the developments of history, discovery, arts and sciences down to date; to extend biography as to include living men of distinction; to enlarge the view of American interests; and to supply references to the original text, making the whole work available for easy consultation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.