[PDF] The Century Dictionary And Cyclopedia Vol 3 Of 10 eBook

Author : William Dwight Whitney
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Page : 904 pages
File Size : 16,86 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780365201731

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 3 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge With a New Atlas of the World The special features of each of these several parts of the book are described in the Prefaces which will be found in the first, ninth, and tenth volumes. Lt need only be said that the definitions of the common words of the language are for the most part stated encyclopedically, with a vast amount of technical, historical, and practical information in addition to an unrivaled wealth of purely pliilological material; that the same encyclopedic method is applied to proper names - names of persons, places, characters in fiction, books - in short, of everything to which a name is given; and that in the Atlas geographical names, and much besides, are exhibited with a completeness and serviceableness seldom equaled. Of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia as a whole, therefore, it may be said that it is in its own field the most complete presentation of human knowledge scientific, historical, and practical that exists. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
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Page : 902 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2017-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780332308692

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 7 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge With a New Atlas of the World Moreover, the method of distributing this encyclopedic material under a large number of headings, which has been followed throughout, makes each item of this great store of information far more acces sible than in works in which a different system is adopted. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 30,90 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780282747633

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 8 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge With a New Atlas of the World Moreover, the method of distributing this encyclopedic material under a large number of headings, which has been followed throughout, makes each item of this great store of information far more acces sible than in works in which a different system is adopted. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
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Page : 910 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780282683832

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 2 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge, With a New Atlas of the World The special features of each of these several parts of the book are described in the Prefaces which will be found in the first, ninth 304 tenth Wlumts It need only be said that the definitions of the common words of the language are for the most part stated encyclopedically, with a vast amount of technical, historical, and practical Information in addition to an unrivaled wealth of purely philological material; that the same encyclopedic method is applied to proper names - names of persons, places, characters in fiction, books in short, of everything to which a name Is given; and that in the Atlas geographical names, and much besides, are exhibited with a completeness and serviceableness seldom equaled. Of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia as a whole, therefore, it may be said that it is in its own field the most complete presentation of human knowledge scientific, historical, and practical that exists. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
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Page : 908 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780282684501

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 1 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge, With a New Atlas of the World The etymologies have been written by Dr. Charles P. G. Scott, with the assistance, in the later parts of the work, of contributions from Prof. James A. Harrison, Prof. William M. Baskervill, Prof. Francis A. March, Jr, and others. In ascertaining the particular facts with regard to the originof technical terms, much aidhasbeen given bythespecialistsinchargeofthe various departments. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
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Page : 896 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780282449629

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 4 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge With a New Atlas of the World The special features of each of these several parts of the book are described in the Prefaces which will be found in the first, ninth, and tenth volumes. It need only be said that the definitions of the common words of the language are for the most part stated encyclopedically, with a vast amount of technical, historical, and practical information in addition to an unrivaled wealth of purely philological material; that the same encyclopedic method is applied to proper names - names of persons, places, characters in fiction, books - in short, of everything to which a name is given; and that in the Atlas geographical names, and much besides, are exhibited with a completeness and serviceableness seldom equaled. Of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia as a whole, therefore, it may be said that it is in its own field the most complete presentation of human knowledge scientific, historical, and practical that exists. Moreover, the method of distributing this encyclopedic material undera large number of headings, which has been followed throughout, makes each item of this great store of information far more acces sible than in works in which a different system is adopted. 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.

Author : William Dwight Whitney
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780265699690

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Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 6 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge, With a New Atlas of the World The special features of each of these several parts of the book are described in the Prefaces which will be found in the first, ninth, and tenth volumes. Lt need only be said that the definitions of the common words of the language are for the most part stated encyclopedically, with a vast amount of technical, historical, and practical information in addition to an unrivaled wealth of purely philological material; that the same encyclopedic method is applied to proper names - names of persons, places, characters in fiction, books - in short, of everything to which a name is given; and that in the Atlas geographical names, and much besides, are exhibited with a completeness and serviceableness seldom equaled. Of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia as a whole, therefore, it may be said that it is in its own field the most complete presentation of human knowledge scientific, historical, and practical that exists. Moreover, the method of distributing this encyclopedic material under a large number of headings, which has been followed throughout, makes each item of this great store of information far more acces sible than in works in which a different system is adopted. 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.