Project Gutenberg 2015-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 113 Timbs, John 1801 1875 Welby, Horace Knowledge for the Time A Manual of Reading, Reference, and Conversation on Subjects of Living Interest, Useful Curiosity, and Amusing Research Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Knowledge for the Time" by John Timbs is a manual designed for reading, reference, and conversation, likely written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to present a wide host of information on a variety of topics, from historical and political knowledge to advancements in science and a survey of contemporary thought. Timbs offers insights gathered from reliable sources, intending to enrich the reader's understanding of the current state of affairs and historical events. The opening of the manual lays out its premise by emphasizing the importance of contemporary history and the increasing appreciation for accounts written by those who have directly witnessed events. Timbs stresses that the book aims to correct misunderstandings of the past with insights from the present. He discusses the nature of knowledge and its mixed character, advocating for a broad understanding that encompasses various fields. Through structured summaries and anecdotes, he seeks to make the volume useful for both casual readers and more in-depth researchers, ensuring the dissemination of concise, engaging information on subjects of great interest and utility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AG Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Other 1026556 1026531 2024-09-20T14:51:58.179655 2023-09-21T11:12:10.455713 text/html text/html 1024193 2015-07-26T09:10:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 736403 2015-07-26T09:10:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 803343 2024-09-20T14:52:13.918578 application/epub+zip 812521 2024-09-20T14:52:01.103651 application/epub+zip 490848 2024-09-20T14:51:59.599653 application/epub+zip 1095943 2024-09-20T14:52:23.247504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1028410 2024-09-20T14:52:12.017582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706788 2022-09-22T12:25:33.740000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895593 895404 2024-09-20T14:51:55.987636 2023-09-21T11:12:08.304696 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 895978 2015-07-26T09:10:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 352134 2015-07-26T09:10:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17975 2024-09-20T14:52:23.406493 application/rdf+xml 22895 2024-09-20T14:51:59.874622 image/jpeg 3099 2024-09-20T14:51:59.785664 image/jpeg 735681 2024-09-20T14:51:58.280716 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog