Posts tagged ‘encyclopedia’
World’s largest encyclopedia
The word encyclopedia comes from two Greek words meaning “a circle of learning.” The oldest known encyclopedia was written in Greece about […]
09/29/2010. Category: literature. Tags: encyclopedia
Odd entries in the old Encyclopedia Britannica
The first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in 1768 and included some odd entries, even describing monsters as a human species. […]
08/20/2010. Category: odd. Tags: britannica, encyclopedia, newspapers
Encyclopedia factoids
The word encyclopedia is derived from two Greek words meaning “a circle of learning.” The oldest known encyclopedia was written in Greece […]
04/27/2010. Category: literature. Tags: encyclopedia
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