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:

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: , ,

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:

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