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American edition of the British encyclopedia, or Dictionary of arts and sciences: comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved stat

American edition of the British encyclopedia, or Dictionary of arts and sciences: comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved stat

Nicholson, William

Paperback

BiologyGeneral World HistoryZoology

ISBN10: 9353704634
ISBN13: 9789353704636
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Open the workshop, the laboratory, the study. In this American edition printing of William Nicholson's British encyclopedia, the early 19th century speaks in practical definitions and daring curiosity. Knowledge, made bold, clear, usable. Volume I of this arts and sciences encyclopedia is a doorway into enlightenment era knowledge at work: a historical scientific dictionary that ranges from early chemistry and physics to the mechanics and engineering arts that powered industry and invention. Expect lucid explanations of terms, tools, processes, and principles, written to inform as well as to impress. It rewards cover-to-cover browsing, yet serves equally well as a scholarly reference for researchers tracing how ideas were named, organised, and taught when modern science was still being built. For readers drawn to natural history reference books, it captures a period view of the living world alongside the materials and machines that shaped daily life. Historically, Nicholson's project sits in the Encyclopaedia Britannica era of ambitious, system-building reference works, and this transatlantic edition shows how knowledge travelled and adapted for American readers. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for a rare book collection, and a sturdy companion for anyone who loves to see how the arts and sciences were once mapped in ink.

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