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The Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art Longman's in the United Kingdom and by Harper Brothers in the United States. At the time it was considered a highly successful compendium of general but scholarly information.[1]
The first edition was published in 1842 with 1352 pages. It was reprinted in 1845, 1847, 1848 and 1851. A second, revised edition was published in 1852 in 1423 pages. It was expanded to three volumes in 1866. The final edition was published in 1875 in three volumes.[2]
The original editor in chief William Thomas Brande and associate editor was Joseph Cauvin. Upon Brandes death in 1866, Sir George William Cox took over as editor.[3]
In the United States, the first edition was reprinted by Harper in 1844.[4]
Harper's Book of Facts [ edit ]
Harper's later published a successor called Harper's Book of Facts in 1895 with an updated edition in 1906.[5]
References [ edit ]
^ Walsh, S. Padraig, 1922- Anglo-American general encyclopedias: a historical bibliography, 1703–1967 New York : Bowker, page 75.
^ Walsh page 40.
^ Walsh page 40.
^ Walsh page 75.
^ Walsh p.75
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A dictionary of science, literature, & art; 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
A Dictionary of science, literature, and art : 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
A dictionary of science, literature & art.
Harper's Book of Facts [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dictionary_of_Science,_Literature_and_Art&oldid=1185081184 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 8 4 2 n o n - f i c t i o n b o o k s ● 1 9 t h - c e n t u r y e n c y c l o p e d i a s ● E n g l i s h - l a n g u a g e e n c y c l o p e d i a s ● B r i t i s h e n c y c l o p e d i a s ● A c a d e m i c j o u r n a l s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 8 4 2 ● S i n g l e - v o l u m e g e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e w o r k s H i d d e n c a t e g o r y : ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 2
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 4 N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 3 , a t 1 2 : 3 4 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
