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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-11

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781528014441

Excerpt from The American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Established October 17, 1836; Prospectus The plan of an American Society for the Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, was suggested by an examination of the structure and operations of various European Societies, for the advancement of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Almost every branch of knowledge, which the human mind can. Pur sue, calculated to further the improvement and happiness of mankind, has somewhere in Great Britain, or on the Continent, called forth an Associatibn Of congenial spirits for its promotion. There is also another class of institutions, commenced within a few years past, whose Object is to diffuse, among all classes of the community, the results of the Literary and Scientific researches of individuals, as well as Of public bodies. The idea naturally suggested itself, that an American Society might, with great advantage, avail itself of these labours abroad; and by corres ponding efforts in our own country, do a great and good work in spread ing information among the people, and promoting the best interests of the community. 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.