The Encyclopaedia Britannica Or Dictionary Of Arts Sciences And General Literature Volume 20 Issue 1

Author : Thomas Spencer Baynes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780366650798
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1 written by Thomas Spencer Baynes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature; An-Anatomy In the biographical section, all the more important names connected with science, literature, and public life find a place. But this rule applies only to the completed record of illustrious lives, contemporary names being excluded, as, apart from the invidious task of selection, any attempt to deal, even in outline, with living men of eminence would have seriously changed the character of the work. In Mental Philosophy and the important topics connected with Biblical Criticism, Theology, and the Science of Religion, the distinctive change in the new Edition relates to the method of treatment. In the first place, these subjects are dealt with at greater length, in harmony with the keen, intelligent, and general interest now concentrated upon them. In the second place, they are uniformly looked at from the critical and historical rather than the dogmatic point of view, as that best fitted both to the character of the work and the requirements of the modern reader. In relation to all important points still under discussion, the aim is to give a full and impartial outline of the actual state of the question. These lines have I believe, been carefully followed in the volumes already published, and they will, as far as possible, be faithfully adhered to in those which are to come. 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.