Author: Thomas Dick

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 9781333860172

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D, Vol. 1 of 2: Eleven Volumes in Two Had the present work been published at any of the periods now referred to, the subject it discusses, and some of the illustrations, would have presented a more novel aspect than they can lay claim to at the present time, when the diffusion of knowledge has become an object of general attention. The author, however, is not aware that any work embracing so full an illustration of the same topics has yet made its appear ance; and is, therefore, disposed to indulge the hope, that, conjunction with the present movements of society, it may, in some degree, tend to stimulate those exer tions which are now making for the melioration and mental improvement of mankind. Independently of the general bearing of the facts and illustrations on the several t0pics they are intended to elucidate, the author trusts that not a few fragments of useful knowledge will be found incorporated in the following pages, calculated to entertain and instruct the general reader. In the numerous illustrations brought forward in this volume, it was found impos sible altogether to avoid a recurrence to certain facts which the author had partially adverted to in some of his former publications, without interrupting the train of thought, and rendering his illustrations partial and incomplete. But, where the same facts are introduced, they are generally brought forward to elucidate a different tepic. Any statements or descriptions of this kind, however, which may have the appearance of repetition, could all be comprised within the compass of three or four pages. 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.