Download or read book The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 1 of 10 written by William Dwight Whitney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol. 1 of 10: A Work of Universal Reference in All Departments of Knowledge, With a New Atlas of the World The etymologies have been written by Dr. Charles P. G. Scott, with the assistance, in the later parts of the work, of contributions from Prof. James A. Harrison, Prof. William M. Baskervill, Prof. Francis A. March, Jr, and others. In ascertaining the particular facts with regard to the originof technical terms, much aidhasbeen given bythespecialistsinchargeofthe various departments. 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.