Abstract
THE special characteristic of this work is that the compilers have tried to make it combine some of the advantages of an encyclopædia with all the advantages of a dictionary. The result, upon the whole, is very satisfactory. The information given in the encyclopædic part of the work is not, of course, sufficient for students; but it will meet the wants of readers who may wish to obtain a concise and trustworthy account of any subject in which they happen to be interested. Special attention is devoted to the various branches of science, and scientific terms are very carefully defined and explained. So far as we have been able to test the volume of which this is the second part, we have found it in all respects equal to the preceding volumes.
The Encyclopædic Dictionary.
Vol. VI. (Part II.) (London: Cassell and Co., 1887.)
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
[Book Reviews]. Nature 37, 30 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037030c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/037030c0