Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Vol. 1: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge; a to Beaufort (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Chambers's Encyclopædia, Vol. 1: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge; A to Beaufort

By the exercise of a rigid economy of' space, which will be continued throughout, room has been found in the first volume for several hundreds of articles not contained in the corresponding volume of the old edition. These articles comprise Biography, Geography, History, Science, and all departments of knowledge. Space has been gained not merely for new subjects, but also for considerably extending articles which seemed to be too briefly treated in the former edition.

Special regard has been given to American and Colonial subjects. The more important articles on matters connected with America have been written in the United States by American authors expressly for this edition. In subjects where the American view or practice diverges from that of the United Kingdom, a special paragraph has been added from American sources; and in legal articles, where the law of the United States differs from that of England, a paragraph is given on the American law. Many of the articles written by American authors are copyright in the United States, where an authorised edition of the Encyclopedia is published by Messrs J. B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia.

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