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American edition of the British encyclopedia, or Dictionary of arts and sciences (Volume I)

American edition of the British encyclopedia, or Dictionary of arts and sciences (Volume I)

Nicholson, William

Paperback

BiologyBritish HistoryZoology

ISBN10: 9389169194
ISBN13: 9789389169195
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before Wikipedia, there were volumes like this: ambitious, practical, and quietly thrilling. Knowledge, neatly ordered, still endures. William Nicholson's American edition of the British encyclopedia, or Dictionary of arts and sciences (Volume I) gathers the era's working ideas into a historical encyclopedia volume made for real use. Here an arts and sciences dictionary ranges from tools and trade to theory, offering a scientific knowledge compendium with the tone of the workshop and the lecture hall. Expect clear definitions, a mechanical arts glossary for makers and engineers, and natural philosophy articles that show how chemistry, physics, and mathematics were explained to curious readers in the early 19th century. Read it for its brisk prose, its period terminology, and the confidence of an age cataloguing everything from instruments to institutions, before disciplines hardened into modern boundaries. At home, at desk. Valuable as a library reference collection and as a window onto transatlantic learning, this american edition british in origin helps trace how knowledge travelled and settled in American print. It rewards history of science researchers, but it is equally satisfying to dip into for etymologies, lost practices, and forgotten certainties. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For encyclopaedia britannica readers and chambers cyclopaedia fans, it belongs on the shelf beside other classics of reference: a public domain reprint edition to consult, compare, and treasure.

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