| 单词 | encyclopaedia |
| 例句 | The 5 x 109 bits of information in our encyclopaedia of life—in the nucleus of each of our cells—if written out in, say, English, would fill a thousand volumes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was tired of jumping, I got out some volumes of my encyclopaedia and curled up on my bed against the wall and looked at some interesting entries. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And looking some of them up in my encyclopaedia.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Suppose the environment was changing so fast that the precoded genetic encyclopaedia, which served perfectly well before, was no longer entirely adequate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of these "pictorial encyclopaedias" rival them in their artistry. Art of maps 2010-04-30T09:48:00Z All they see is a huge, insurmountable wall of Marvel looming at them at them like a cliff-face made of encyclopaedias. 'Drabness incarnate!' Are we finally suffering from Marvel fatigue? 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z I like reading animal encyclopaedias and trying experiments. ‘I’m a human calculator’: what’s it like to be a child genius – or to raise one? 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z However, the writer resisted the Generation of 1950 label, saying it served only to help historians in putting together literary encyclopaedias. Poet Bonald wins Cervantes Prize 2012-11-30T10:19:51Z The ideal is always the most maximally minimal solution: how to include the greatest possible experience in the least possible space, like the smallest encyclopaedia in the world. Adam Thirlwell: a revolution of the book 2012-06-15T21:55:17Z The Catholic encyclopaedia claims there is little doubt of his being a real person, but forgive me if I take their assertions of what is true with a sprinkle of seasoning. Doctor Who slays St George 2010-04-21T16:00:00Z The idea at the centre of the museum is that visitors feel as though they are walking through an encyclopaedia. New National Museum of Scotland unveiled after ?47m revamp 2011-07-27T23:05:04Z Oh what to do with those out-of-date annuals, encyclopaedias, and other wieghty tomes. Artist turns old books into sculptures 2011-03-02T20:00:01Z It's a physical art history encyclopaedia for Chinese art. The Secret Art of the Silk Road 2013-10-23T09:17:27Z There are also encyclopaedia entries, gallery notes, spoof articles, and all sorts of other imagined bits of text. Nostalgia by Jonathan Buckley – review 2013-03-15T18:34:01Z We are in the office of DK Books, which is publishing an exhaustive new Star Wars encyclopaedia to which Daniels has contributed the foreword. 'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The lines are mostly run-on, and the regular-looking blocks recall the entries of an encyclopaedia. Poem of the week: The Coloration of Feathers by Ruth Fainlight 2012-02-13T09:34:36Z "In the Louvre in Paris, everything is exhibited in rigid departments, like an encyclopaedia of art," says Adrien Gardère, responsible for the exhibition design of the Lens outpost. Louvre-Lens: helping a mining town shed its image 2012-12-05T15:11:46Z A canny mix of documentary and staged footage is married to a narration of fantastical encyclopaedia entries on Utopia, illuminating the islanders' romantic, weird or destructive social codes. Artist of the week 125: Ben Rivers 2011-02-10T15:01:14Z When the human genome sequence was announced in 2001 the rhetoric was highly charged: this is a scroll; the book of life; a huge encyclopaedia; a sacred chain of code 3bn characters long. The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:09Z I bought poetry pamphlets and leather-backed French encyclopaedias published by Larousse; cartoon books and Victorian keepsakes; out-of-date dictionaries and bound copies of magazines from the Cornhill to the Strand. Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile 2012-06-29T21:55:18Z Wikipedia lives and dies by its references, the links to sources that back up information in the online encyclopaedia. A More Reliable Wikipedia Could Come from AI Research Assistants 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A well-known online encyclopaedia defines a fast bowler as someone who "relies on speed to get a batter out". 'Wood's searing pace brings extra buzz to Ashes' 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Russia has said it was not yet planning to block Wikipedia, but has handed the online encyclopaedia a series of fines. Russia fines Wikipedia owner for failing to delete Azov battalion content - Ifax 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the House of Lords debated an amendment from Conservative peer Lord Moylan that would exempt services "provided for the public benefit", such as encyclopaedias, from the bill. Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Russia has for years sought to launch a home-grown online encyclopaedia, without making much progress. Russia not planning Wikipedia block for now, minister says 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z He also features on Christmas and birthday cards, as well as on the front cover of encyclopaedias, and in books and magazines. Cotswolds penguin could be crowned best in the world 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The move was announced on Saturday after the free online encyclopaedia was given a 48-hour deadline to remove some material. Pakistan blocks Wikipedia for 'blasphemous content' 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The Wikipedia Foundation is the not-for-profit organisation which hosts the encyclopaedia. Wikipedia needs different safety rules, says foundation 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The online, user-edited encyclopaedia said she was married, but in fact, she is not: her divorce from her husband was finalised in November. Why Emily St John Mandel asked for help getting divorced on Wikipedia 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z From her atelier on the outskirts of Asunción she remembers flipping through the pages of an encyclopaedia at home, mesmerized by the works of famous painters. Soccer-inspired art show heads to World Cup in Qatar 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Items such as atlas books or encyclopaedias, as well as coal, are out too. Inflation: Sports bras in, doughnuts out of cost of living measure 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z In addition Probst drew other series for children and illustrated encyclopaedias and history books. Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Launched in 2001, the online encyclopaedia is one of the world's most visited websites. Climate change: Conspiracy theories found on foreign-language Wikipedia 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z "So many people are able to say, 'Here's my view of the world but there are other viewpoints, and an encyclopaedia should present an explanation of these viewpoints in a fair way'." Wikipedia in Chinese editing war of words 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Not-for-profit online encyclopaedias and educational bodies, open source software platforms and online marketplaces would be exempt from the rule. EU Commission clarifies revamped copyright rules amid criticism 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z "Vocabularies, dictionaries of synonyms and antonyms, encyclopaedias are educational tools of reference and Treccani.it, as such, is consulted in schools, libraries and in all of our homes." Italian dictionary Trecanni urged to change 'sexist' definition of 'woman' 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z That information will be used to develop an online encyclopaedia of European smells, including potted biographies of particular odours, together with insights into the emotions and places associated with certain scents. Scents of history: study hopes to recreate smells of old Europe 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z "It's like sitting next to the internet in a pink shirt," he said, describing him as "an encyclopaedia with a moustache". Teacher beats brother to win Millionaire jackpot 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z "People will have a better platform to write about encyclopaedia articles," he says. Wikipedia in Chinese editing war of words 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z He writes: “Science is not really what I expected. Those eureka moments that are the staple of schoolbooks and encyclopaedias are rare and must be hard won.” Review | Studying the world’s coral reefs, he finds dazzling beauty and serious science 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The online encyclopaedia was blocked in Turkey in April 2017, after it refused to delete articles critical of the country's government. Turkey ends Wikipedia ban after nearly 1,000 days 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In the first encyclopaedia of bioethics, published in 1978, theologian Warren T. Reich drew attention to a key shift in the practice of medicine: one that moved away from a commitment to preserving life8. Ethical research — the long and bumpy road from shirked to shared 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Indeed, the Isotype Institute was a self-conscious continuation of the Enlightenment’s most resonant project: 18th-century French philosophers’ attempt to promote the advancement of science and secular thought through an illustrated encyclopaedia. Before emojis: the utopian graphic language of Marie and Otto Neurath 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The study researchers “are creating the encyclopaedias that we need to look through to understand what we’re studying”, she says. Hundreds of thousands of marine viruses discovered in world's oceans 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z A few hours later, a search team found him walking down a street equipped with encyclopaedias, a toy, money from his piggy bank and a banana, the Russian Interior Ministry reported on its official website. Boy found after leaving home to 'travel world' 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z He became known as the "encyclopaedia of the team" for his detailed knowledge of each project, and later as "spiritual leader" for his habit of leading a prayer before undercover operations. Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z His last one, “The Nordic Cookbook,” was a King James Bible-sized encyclopaedia of regional dishes with a glossary and illustrations to go along with many of his own photos. 10 cookbooks to give and get this holiday season - Los Angeles Times "Around the same time, I inherited my grandfather's encyclopaedias," she explains. Pop charts... as you've never seen them 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Before the WikiProject Women Scientists, the quality of an average Wikipedia biography about a woman was generally rated significantly worse than most other pages on the encyclopaedia. Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z For Wikipedia, its campaigning paid off - the final version of the proposed law included an exemption for "online encyclopaedias" and other non-profit purposes. Why Europe's copyright plan was so controversial 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Instead of an encyclopaedia entry, visitors to any page on the Italian language Wikipedia were greeted with a statement about the upcoming vote. Italy Wikipedia shuts down in EU protest 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The editorial page editor "had an encyclopaedia knowledge of everything from philosophy to who knows what," said retired editor Brian Henley. 'It's the nightmare of nightmares' 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z He's been the subject of a huge debate on the internet encyclopaedia - one of the world's most popular websites - and also on Twitter. Galloway's war of words with a mystery Wikipedia editor 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z FBI officers found an encyclopaedia bookmarked at US waterways, internet searches for toxic chemicals, and printouts of hundreds of American credit card numbers. Qatari man held for 13 years over links to al-Qaida: I was tortured on US soil 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z On that day Perez fired a powerful Desert Eagle handgun from close range, as Ruiz held an encyclopaedia in front of his chest. Woman jailed after fatal YouTube stunt 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The idea was to get more women contributing to the Wikipedia website to address the gender imbalance on the world’s largest online and user-generated encyclopaedia. International Women’s Day marked by protests and celebrations 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “For people like myself, who do hypothesis-driven research, it's like an encyclopaedia,” he says. Genetics: A clearer view : Nature : Nature Research 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z By the early 1870s, obituaries and biographical encyclopaedias were routinely noting the number of papers written by a researcher, and even following the chronology sketched out by those papers as guide-posts to a career. The catalogue that made metrics, and changed science 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The Turkish government cut off access to Wikipedia in April after critical commentary appeared in the online encyclopaedia. Cybersecurity: The cold war online : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z She fired a Desert Eagle handgun from close range, as he held an encyclopaedia in front of his chest. Going viral: When YouTube stunts turn deadly - BBC News 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z County Attorney James Brue described the book as a hardcover encyclopaedia, and said the weapon used was a .50-calibre Desert Eagle handgun. US woman 'shot boyfriend in YouTube stunt' - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z China is to launch an online version of its national encyclopaedia next year, to compete with Wikipedia. China to launch Wikipedia rival in 2018 - BBC News 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z A block on all language editions of the online encyclopaedia was detected 0500 GMT on Saturday, the monitoring group Turkey Blocks said on its website. Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z If you've ever been handed a wine list the size of an encyclopaedia in a posh restaurant and succumbed to mild panic, you're not alone. Wine choice angst? There's an app for that - BBC News 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z For example, information contained in, say, an encyclopaedia is lost if it is swallowed by a black hole that ultimately evaporates into heat known as Hawking radiation. Good data are not enough 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z As young and aspiring trainers, we would roam around different worlds in search of rare Pokemon to fill our Pokedex encyclopaedias and learn more about our favourite monsters. Pokemon and the power of nostalgia - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The book, bound in sky-blue cloth, nestles on a low shelf, right next to a science-fiction encyclopaedia. Back to the thesis 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z My parents were working class, and the only books at home were encyclopaedias which I read back to back. At 12 I grew a beard and had a period - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z One of Latham’s more disturbing works were his Skoob Towers, in which he assembled vast piles of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and textbooks in the streets of London, before setting them alight. Conceptual art: why a bag of rubbish is not just a load of garbage 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z It claims to be the world's largest online encyclopaedia of life, receiving donations of images from wildlife film-makers, photographers, conservationists and scientists. Endangered magnolia species identified - BBC News 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Paul Trench's Christmas 1966 wish list was found tucked away in the family's old children's encyclopaedia by his older brother Ray. Boy's Santa letter found 50 years after his death - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Each folder, stuffed full of documents and as heavy as an encyclopaedia, concerns a legal case caught up in Crown Prosecution Service bureaucracy. Is CPS on 'brink of collapse'? - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Just as the first encyclopaedias were written in response to the problem of too many books, so we, too, have evolved new, instant reference tools. Ebooks are changing the way we read, and the way novelists write 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z So, he wasn't just a walking, talking encyclopaedia about decades of racing, but he'd had all sorts of roles in the sport during that time, from walk-on to starring. Unmistakable, unflappable O'Sullevan 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Having just emerged from editing a four-volume encyclopaedia of all empires in human history, I can say categorically that no empires have pursued tender or altruistic policies. Viewpoint: Why Britain does not owe reparations to India - BBC News 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The 1,484-page encyclopaedia of plants has four portraits on its title page, the fourth of which Griffiths believes is Shakespeare. New Image of William Shakespeare Has Been Discovered, Historian Says 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Instances of the delusion cropped up in medical encyclopaedias from across Europe. The people who think they are made of glass - BBC News 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In the wake of a Wikipedia row between the Guardian and Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps, what are the editorial rules governing this massively popular online encyclopaedia? Wikipedia editing rules in a nutshell - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Entries in the online encyclopaedia are written and edited by its own readers. Election 2015: Grant Shapps denies Wikipedia claims 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z This is an encyclopaedia of thoroughbred titbits, running to hundreds of pages, listing family trees, birth dates and race records. Horses under the hammer 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z The story started appearing in Norwegian encyclopaedias and soon merged with stories of the resistance to elevate the paperclip into something approaching a national symbol. The stories behind five stationery icons 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr Leetaru's own ambition is a tie-up with the internet's most famous encyclopaedia once his project is completed next year. 2.6m historic pictures posted online 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Despite more than 30 million pages of information ranging from the mundane to the controversial, the free online encyclopaedia faces significant challenges. Wikipedia's gender imbalance 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z David Slater, from Coleford in the Forest of Dean, said the web-based encyclopaedia had repeatedly refused to remove the image from its site. Monkey 'selfie' 'led to lost income' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Google is set to restrict search terms to a link to a Wikipedia article, in the first request under Europe's controversial new "right to be forgotten" legislation to affect the 110m-page encyclopaedia. Wikipedia link to be hidden in Google under 'right to be forgotten' law 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Wikimedia UK is the local arm of the global Wikipedia Foundation, the charity set up by the online encyclopaedia's founder Jimmy Wales to support the thousands of volunteers who edit and maintain Wikipedia. Government PC made Muslim wiki edit 2014-04-29T23:08:28Z "Some people are happy to read through encyclopaedias and textbooks," says Rainford. Can you learn how to be a quiz genius? 2013-11-09T00:32:07Z "One of the principal challenges is going to be following Nick, because he's such an extraordinary leader and director and a one-man encyclopaedia on all things to do with British theatre." What next for the National Theatre? 2013-10-11T02:07:41Z Myth-busters should therefore make sure that the results of their work, and especially their sources, are properly referenced in this encyclopaedia. History: Great myths die hard 2013-10-02T17:20:43.207Z Wikipedia, for example, the world's biggest encyclopaedia, is written entirely by contributors willing to donate their expertise without monetary reward. Why do we help strangers online? 2013-09-26T00:23:26Z Mr Wales, who co-founded online encyclopaedia Wikipedia in 2001, said problems like online child abuse, hacking social media sites and abusive or threatening messages could be tackled without the introduction of new legislation. PM's online porn plan 'ridiculous' 2013-08-03T08:08:59Z Mr Owain said he is looking forward to getting more people to share information for free Wikipedia's first Wales manager has started work, as the online open encyclopaedia looks to expand its Welsh language pages. Wikipedia looking to expand in Welsh 2013-07-22T13:28:38Z Scientists analysed page edits in 10 editions to find topics fought over by contributors to the open encyclopaedia. Wikipedia 'edit wars' revealed 2013-07-18T11:35:55Z "Now I think it is not possible to pretend any more to write an encyclopaedia without including Africa, South America or Asia." Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale 2013-06-06T12:35:31Z The online encyclopaedia is now 12 years old, launched in the same month as iTunes and when Greece adopted the euro. Jimmy Wales: 'Dull lectures doomed' 2013-05-01T02:12:27Z The £30,000-a-year pro rata role - a first for Scotland - will involve using the library's collections to update the online user-led encyclopaedia. 'Wikipedian' job at National Library 2013-04-24T00:46:22Z In 2004, Hawking publicly admitted that he had been wrong, and gave Preskill a baseball encyclopaedia to make good on their bet. Astrophysics: Fire in the hole! 2013-04-03T17:20:23.700Z An incremental innovation, for example, would evolve a two-blade razor into a three-bladed one; a disruptive innovation would jump from compact discs to the iPod, or from volumes of encyclopaedias to Wikipedia. Peugeot's Hybrid Air: the car of the future that runs on air 2013-03-24T00:04:01Z Following the lead of the UK town of Monmouth, Gibraltar is aiming to spill the content of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia into the real world. Gibraltar apes QR code tourism plan 2012-09-17T23:23:14Z In wealthier countries there might be the luxury of a debate about whether Wikipedia is better or worse than printed encyclopaedias. Jimmy Wales: 'Dull lectures doomed' 2013-05-01T02:12:27Z For me, it was other books, from Ladybirds to a massive 1920s historical encyclopaedia. History of the world: Who to leave out? 2012-09-17T00:25:31Z ClueBot NG, as the bot is known, resides on a computer from which it sallies forth into the vast encyclopaedia to detect and clean up vandalism almost as soon as it occurs. Meet the 'bots' that edit Wikipedia 2012-07-25T00:07:10Z He has learned to read the bible as well as an encyclopaedia of etiquette that Makarava gave to him. A life trapped in care for Ukraine orphans 2012-06-27T23:26:11Z Instead, he said, a Britannica summary box turned up only when a link to the encyclopaedia would ordinarily appear in a list of results. Bing signs Britannica for search 2012-06-08T09:19:05Z Others, however, on the encyclopaedia of philosophy and the history of philosophy drew classes of twenty to thirty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z It was a vast encyclopaedia of moral sciences, in which was said all that can be known of God, of man and his relations to God; in short, Summa totius theologies. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Some administrators fear a renegade bot will one day inflict catastrophic damage on the encyclopaedia. Meet the 'bots' that edit Wikipedia 2012-07-25T00:07:10Z The world-picture presented in this encyclopaedia is that of a dynamic universe, of phenomena in process of ceaseless change. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He is always ready with the most apropos anecdote, and the happiest bon mot, and his vast acquaintance with out-of-the-way knowledge and the quaint Curiosity Shops of Literature make him a walking encyclopaedia of marvels. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z The Nile is just as finical and unreliable as a Missouri or Mississippi, the tortuous channel constantly shifting, and the pilot needs to be an expert with a memory like an encyclopaedia. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z It is often spoken of as if, under the guise of an encyclopaedia, it had been merely a plaidoyer against religion, but this is entirely erroneous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Those, in turn, are assisted by hundreds of "bots" - autonomous computer programmes that keep the encyclopaedia running. Meet the 'bots' that edit Wikipedia 2012-07-25T00:07:10Z The encyclopaedia itself is a history of them in the stricter sense,—the description and record of this universal process. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Indeed the pious prejudices against Paine have largely disappeared, as one may see by comparing the earlier with the later notices of him in religious encyclopaedias. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The hostile accounts of Paine, chiefly found in tracts and encyclopaedias, are mere repetitions of those written by George Chalmers and James Cheetham. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The 21st book, a theological encyclopaedia, was published in 1549, but the 20th, intended to include his medical work, was never finished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z When an anonymous Wikipedia reader in South Carolina offered that contribution to the globally popular online encyclopaedia last week, it took just seconds for the blemish to be discovered and deleted. Meet the 'bots' that edit Wikipedia 2012-07-25T00:07:10Z The great “glossary” of Ducange is still in enlarged editions the indispensable encyclopaedia of the middle ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Of course it has gone into the religious encyclopaedias. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Like the Romance of the Rose again it is an encyclopaedia of the art of love. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z There was an ancient encyclopaedia in the bookcase, in which he had read many curious things, such as would not be considered practical enough for modern publication, which must be dry or nothing. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z They delete vandalism and foul language, organise and catalogue entries, and handle the reams of behind-the-scenes work that keep the encyclopaedia running smoothly and efficiently and keep its appearance neat and uniform in style. Meet the 'bots' that edit Wikipedia 2012-07-25T00:07:10Z Huxley, who in the 9th edition of this encyclopaedia traced the history of the growth of the biological idea of evolution from its philosophical beginnings to its efflorescence in Charles Darwin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z If I opened it at random I always found two facing pages of entries, some of them with pictures, as in a conventional encyclopaedia. An evanescent book 2011-07-06T17:20:40.227Z Farrar was a copious contributor of articles to various magazines, encyclopaedias and theological commentaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z A great tome, an ancient encyclopaedia, which Bevis had dragged upstairs, was lying on a chair, open at “Magic.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z There's apparently no encyclopaedia of routes from every destination to every other. Satnav bingo 2011-04-14T00:42:01Z Huxley and Sully wrote their masterly essays in the 9th edition of this encyclopaedia, the doctrine of evolution has outgrown the trammels of controversy and has been accepted as a fundamental principle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Cancer Research UK is turning its specialists loose on the internet to get them to tidy up the online encyclopaedia - wikipedia. Cancer charity to tidy up wikipedia 2011-04-04T09:22:24Z On the contrary, Epicurus, the Herbert Spencer of antiquity, was in his natural philosophy an encyclopaedia of second-hand knowledge. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The accuracy and thoroughness of this monumental encyclopaedia make it still an indispensable book of reference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The great Chinese encyclopaedias are referred to in the article on Chinese Literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Historian and author Andrew Dalby, 63, who edits pages for online encyclopaedia Wikipedia from his home in France, says he still needs regularly visits to good libraries in England. Libraries v internet - who wins? 2011-02-04T17:26:59Z Three voluminous encyclopaedias of knowledge, including many of the wonderful facts of nature, were compiled in the thirteenth century. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Thus the encyclopaedias of general information which were in general use during the middle ages show little or no advance in positive knowledge upon the treatment of similar subjects in Isidore of Seville. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z You can learn a lot in an hour on the world's biggest free encyclopaedia. Lost in Wikipedia 2011-01-14T09:51:07Z His arrangement of beginning with God and the angels long prevailed in methodical encyclopaedias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The online encyclopaedia, which is 10 years old on 15 January, is the world's fifth most popular site. Wikipedia 'too tough for many' 2011-01-14T00:05:47Z As Gladstone once said of Homer, a whole encyclopaedia of information with regard to the Greeks of Homer's time would not have told us as much about them as Homer has given us. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Dr. Thomas Green, editor of the just published encyclopaedia Martial Arts of the World: History and Innovation, calls it "an adventure in globalism," noting that knocking down boundaries in this way is now commonplace. Bad Karma Beware: Meet the Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal 2010-07-12T08:30:00Z Jimmy Wales, founder of the online-user generated encyclopaedia Wikipedia, admits that despite being the current poster child of information levelling, Wikipedia has explicit hierarchies that determine whose knowledge is more worthy than others'. 2010-01-29T09:11:00Z It is a general encyclopaedia, including geography, but not history or biography. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The Sanskrit usage of the word is fully illustrated by him from the early Sanskrit writings in the article “Aryan” in the ninth edition of this encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" A prominent American encyclopaedia summed up his character very trenchantly as follows: "He was learned in Canon Law and was remarkable for avarice." The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The work forms a real encyclopaedia of theological learning, and reveals the vast extent of the author's studies and acquirements. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 How many really like to read a dictionary or encyclopaedia without ulterior designs upon an article for the women's club, or, at least, without wanting to know something? The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses No encyclopaedia perhaps has been of such political importance, or has occupied so conspicuous a place in the civil and literary history of its century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z A complete set of these manuals is as essential to the equipment of a good school as is an encyclopaedia.... Naval Warfare At twelve I was deep, not only in poetry and fiction, but in encyclopaedias.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" I read this encyclopaedia a great deal and can remember a long passage considering whether fossil wood despite its appearance might not be only a curiously shaped stone. Reveries over Childhood and Youth But a very great amount of most valuable information about the Caucasus is preserved in articles in encyclopaedias and scientific periodicals, especially the Izvestia and Zapiski of the Russian and Caucasian geographical societies, in P.P. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" This is now the most usual sense in which the word encyclopaedia is used—a book treating of all the various kinds of knowledge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The work was a complete encyclopaedia of the liberal culture of the time, and was in high repute during the middle ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" In these early days he became interested in wild flowers—he made a collection of plants and gradually acquired some knowledge of their names from an old encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The leading case about encyclopaedias is that of Lawrence and Bullen v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Accounts of the catacombs will also be found in the encyclopaedias and manuals published under the following names: Martigny, P�rat�, F.X. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Whether under the name of “dictionary” or “encyclopaedia” large numbers of this class of reference-work have been published. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z If he wrote so they would bulk as large as the main events, and the short story would fill a novel and the novel an encyclopaedia. The Technique of Fiction Writing Between the dictionary and the encyclopaedia the dividing line cannot sharply be drawn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Nor is there any nautical significance in a passage which occurs in the Chinese encyclopaedia, Poei-wen-yun-fou, in which it is stated that under the Tsin dynasty, or between A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" One of these was described in the 7th edition of this encyclopaedia; and Sir G. Airy invented another on the same principle, of which one specimen is still going well. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Like many subsequent English encyclopaedias the pages are not numbered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z It was often derived from glossaries, from books of elegant extracts, or from comprehensive encyclopaedias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" This is practically the most convenient distinction from the subject-book or encyclopaedia; though the two characters are often combined in one work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" An 8vo edition of the whole encyclopaedia was issued at Shanghai in 1889; this is bound up in sixteen hundred and twenty-eight handy volumes of about two hundred pages each. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Europe has made much; great cities, great empires, encyclopaedias, creeds, bodies of opinion and practice: but it has made little of the class of Dante’s Thought. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century The permanent value of encyclopaedias depends on the proportion of exact and precise facts they contain and on their systematic regularity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z To the third quarter of the 10th century we may assign the Greek lexicon of Su�das, a combination of a lexicon and an encyclopaedia, the best articles being those on the history of literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Law 2,' said the colonel, who was not, like Chippy, a walking encyclopaedia on 'Scouting for Boys.' The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Encyclopaedias.—In their desire to bring together condensed, yet precise, information on a large variety of subjects, the Chinese may be said to have invented the encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Owen was a kind of encyclopaedia, who did not air or advertise himself, and I thought him a very rare specimen. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate The word encyclopaedia was probably first used in English by Sir Thomas Elyot. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He planned a large encyclopaedia, embodying all existing science, in so far as it was based on experiment and proof. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force The Internet as a universal encyclopaedia is also essential for me. Interviews (1998-2001) Buddhism; the arts and sciences, e.g. war, law, agriculture, medicine, astronomy, painting, music and archery; also a host of general works, monographs, and treatises on a number of topics, as well as encyclopaedias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There is Egypt for us to do; and you, who are a walking encyclopaedia, will be able to tell me all about the Pyramids, and Pompey's Pillar, and the Nile. Vixen, Volume III. This encyclopaedia, printed eight times up to 1603, is remarkable for the great importance given to geography, and also to biography, a subject not included in previous encyclopaedias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The woman went to the bookcase by her side and took down an encyclopaedia, and there, on the flyleaf, he saw the names, "Douglas Graham, Jean Graham, August 29th, 18—." The Day of Judgment The reference librarian requires a complete knowledge of books of reference, encyclopaedias, bibliographies, and dictionaries of all kinds, and she must be skilful in their use. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance Other encyclopaedias, differing in scope and in plan, appeared from time to time, but it will be necessary to concentrate attention upon two only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" She went to the reading desk after closing and returning the encyclopaedia to its proper shelf, and spread the New York paper before her. How Janice Day Won Alsted’s encyclopaedia was received with very great applause, and was highly valued. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z By the way, I wonder whether in this old inn there is an encyclopaedia of some sort. The Day of Judgment The most complete and exhaustive encyclopaedia of yesterday is to-day found not entirely adequate to the already increased wants. Fifty Years of Public Service You turn to the standard encyclopaedias, Appleton's, Johnson's Universal, and the Britannica, and you find an account of Ostend, a little Belgian city, its locality, commerce, and population, but absolutely nothing about an Ostend manifesto. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries They pass naturally into the encyclopaedias of the later sixteenth century, and these into the physiological works of the seventeenth. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield He wrote not long before the appearance of encyclopaedias in modern languages superseded his own and other Latin books, and but a short time before the alphabetical arrangement began to prevail over the methodical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z A few introductions to his books, sundry encyclopaedia articles, and one or two magazine essays made up the sum total of information concerning the author of Lavengro until Dr. Knapp’s Life appeared in 1899. Immortal Memories Had I been a veritable human encyclopaedia I could hardly have satisfied that man's greed for information touching that particular spot. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice In the Astor Library, over six hundred volumes were discovered to have been mutilated, including art works, Patent office reports, magazines, newspapers, and even encyclopaedias. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The reader who is unacquainted with it may find it under the article '�nigma' in the Encyclopedia Britannica; and probably in every other encyclopaedia. Gryll Grange The plan of the work was enlarged by the addition of history and biography, which encyclopaedias in general had long omitted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z So that to be in his company was to have an encyclopaedia conveniently at hand, from which you could learn what you wanted to know without the trouble of turning over the leaves. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Then I put things in for the boys, of course—got them out of cricket reports and encyclopaedias—it looks out well to have learned bits here and there. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story The exceptions are the heavy dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and other works of reference, which are subjected to much wear and tear at the sides, as well as at the back and corners. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries My dear, she had a brain like an encyclopaedia!—simply crammed with knowledge, and what went in at one ear stayed there for good, and never by any chance got mislaid. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story In the United States various encyclopaedias have been published, but without rivalling there the Encyclop�dia Britannica, the 9th edition of which was extensively pirated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Of course I crammed a lot of it up out of encyclopaedias and that sort of thing. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life The Premier of Quebec was a handbook encyclopaedia of Quebec. The Masques of Ottawa The leading encyclopaedias, bibliographies, dictionaries, annuals, and other books of reference should never be locked up in cases, nor placed on high or remote shelves. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries In short, this book may well be taken as an encyclopaedia on vivisection, looked at from the standpoint of the moralist and the physician. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals Elaborate encyclopaedias have also appeared in the Polish, Hungarian, Bohemian and Rumanian languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He had no encyclopaedia, and it was now a quarter to eleven, too late to ring up anybody and ask the absurd favour of having extracts from an encyclopaedia read to him over the telephone. The Winning Clue Within fifteen minutes the boys had the long table in front of them literally covered with geographies, atlases, loose maps, and encyclopaedias. Around the World in Ten Days The costlier encyclopaedias and works of reference might be waited for until funds are recruited by a library fair, or lectures, or amateur concerts, plays, or other evening entertainments. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries He devoured information, absorbed facts like an encyclopaedia, and observed everything. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward He gave before the Lowell Institute a course of lectures on Greece Ancient and Modern, into which is compressed learning enough to fill a large encyclopaedia. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 As I have told you, we call these sheets in the office our visiting lists, but to make the visiting lists complete you need what we term our encyclopaedia. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont He had also become possessed of a pocket encyclopaedia and it was his habit to employ the minutes saved by eating lunch in the warehouse in reading from his encyclopaedia. The Cow Puncher I am just outlining an article on the Roman Forum for the new encyclopaedia. The Mayor of Warwick A pocket encyclopaedia and a copious store of adjectives have enabled many a youth to roar out brilliant articles "as gently as a sucking dove." Studies in Early Victorian Literature "They expected us to know so very much; we should be absolute encyclopaedias if we had all that pat off at our fingers' ends!" sighed the girl with the fair pigtail. The Luckiest Girl in the School I suppose this encyclopaedia, as you call it, is in the shop at Tottenham Court Road?' The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont But Dave was not to continue in the grocery trade, despite his reading of the encyclopaedia, A few evenings later he was engaged in reading in the public library; not an encyclopaedia, but Shakespeare. The Cow Puncher First always, the Bible, with concordance complete for study purposes, a set of Shakespeare in small, easily handled volumes, a set of encyclopaedias, and a standard dictionary. The Complete Home As to Friedrich, it is not a book at all, but an encyclopaedia of German biographies in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Studies in Early Victorian Literature But errors of this sort, which any encyclopaedia can correct, are perfectly unimportant. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century If you turn to page 102 of the encyclopaedia for that year, you will then see a list of what Lord Semptam has bought, and the prices he was charged for them. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Tea—tea—oh, I see, it's an encyclopaedia. The Cow Puncher He was a walking encyclopaedia of historical lore. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 This was his library: here he gathered that vast encyclopaedia of human nature, which some are inclined to call "cockney," but if it be, "Cockayne" must be a very large country indeed. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Except that Buddhism—outside of India—never had the unity of European Christianity, the Buddhist temple is the mirror and encyclopaedia both of history and of contemporary life. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji There is nothing for it but to send your man back to Park Lane and tell Mr. Summertrees that what we want is the locked volume of accounts for 1893, which we call the encyclopaedia. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Among other things, Media, who at times turned over Babbalanja for an encyclopaedia, however unreliable, demanded information upon the subject of neap tides and their alleged slavish vassalage to the moon. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II It is really an encyclopaedia of Hindu history, legend, mythology, and philosophy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy I placed the encyclopaedia handy and sat down at my desk. The Sunny Side Then turn to the encyclopaedias and other books of reference, and see how little is known or taught regarding this important subject. Mystic Christianity We could see through their flimsy pretensions to originality much as a schoolmaster recognises the extracts from the encyclopaedia in his boys' essays. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern When the agent came to me first to try to get me interested in an encyclopaedia I could scarce refrain from smiling. Reveries of a Schoolmaster In the famous encyclopaedia of the "Brothers of Purity," written in the East about A.D. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Mr. Prohack considered in his heart that one of the needs of the day was an encyclopaedia of neckties. Mr. Prohack All this forms a sort of encyclopaedia very closely connected. Recollections of My Youth It is the fashion to crack him up like the Bible, both encyclopaedias, that's all! Miriam Monfort A Novel But later on I began to want an encyclopaedia, and now the one I have ranks as a household necessity the same as bathtub, coffee-pot, and tooth-brush. Reveries of a Schoolmaster He is so very quiet," Lady Anningford went on, "and, whenever he speaks, it is something worth listening to; and if you get on any subject of books, he is a perfect encyclopaedia. The Reason Why But the work is not an encyclopaedia, or merely a dictionary of authors. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 A very small degree of examination will show us that whatever ground there is for the popularity of these insane encyclopaedias, it cannot be the ground of utility. The Defendant According to the encyclopaedias, some five hundred thousand women were employed in England about twenty years ago, of whom about three hundred thousand were in the textile mills. Popular Law-making The cow that walked into the lending library at Walton Heath has since explained that it merely wanted to look up "Manchuria" in the encyclopaedia. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919 He edited repertories of chemistry and physics, a pharmaceutical journal, and an encyclopaedia in eight volumes, of which he wrote about one third. A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy A scientific, historical, and philosophical encyclopaedia of the thirteenth century surely deserves to find a place in the preface to the sixteenth. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 In it are practised nearly all the mechanical trades; and these present to the busy enquiring mind of a New Zealander a practical encyclopaedia of knowledge. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 We made him edit a medical encyclopaedia—twelve volumes for £300, to be paid on completion; and he went mad and died at the eleventh volume. Mr. Meeson's Will Public Libraries and local "book societies" sprang up, and there was a wide demand for encyclopaedias and similar vehicles for the diffusion of general knowledge. Collections and Recollections I have since searched for it in guides, encyclopaedias, and plans; but it has escaped me—withdrawn and lost, for me, in the depths of history. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front As it professes to be a complete encyclopaedia of the sports and pastimes of youth, it contains, 1. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Old Alexandre gives his pedigree in detail in his memoirs; and the Negro origin of the family is set out in every encyclopaedia. The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays "Good gracious! what is it?" asked Miss Dene of Falconer, who was supposed to be a human encyclopaedia of general information. The Port of Adventure Charley and I knew nothing of the oyster industry, while his head was an encyclopaedia of facts concerning it. Tales of the Fish Patrol Judge Scott still held to the same opinion, and proved it to everybody’s dissatisfaction by measurements and descriptions taken from the encyclopaedia and various works on natural history. White Fang The ancient world wakes from its sleep, and history moves as a pageant before our eyes, without obliging us to have recourse to a dictionary or an encyclopaedia for the perfection of our enjoyment. Intentions In the twelfth century, a second book was added to the mediaeval library, the great encyclopaedia of useful knowledge, compiled by Aristotle, the Greek philosopher of the fourth century before Christ. The Story of Mankind It accumulates with other regular kinds, until the collection of them fills our encyclopaedias. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature Brann left nothing unsaid, and because of that fact was locked out of colleges, libraries, encyclopaedias and halls of fame. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Eleven hundred years had passed since St. Augustine had proved its antagonism to Scripture, when Gregory Reysch gave forth his famous encyclopaedia, the Margarita Philosophica. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom I have wandered through a whole encyclopaedia of systems. What is Property? She asked fewer questions than before, and seemed to have lost heart for consulting guide-books and encyclopaedias. Roderick Hudson But there is no literary public in England for anything except newspapers, primers, and encyclopaedias. The Picture of Dorian Gray Because one of my friends, a publisher, is getting up a sort of an encyclopaedia, for which you might have translated English or German articles. Les Misérables Thence it came into the pious historical encyclopaedia of Vincent of Beauvais, and, most important of all, into the Lives of the Saints. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It was often said that his paramount duty was to publish a history of modern Paris, for the man was an encyclopaedia of unsuspected facts. A Chair on the Boulevard I looked her up," confessed their owner, guiltily, "in the encyclopaedia. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking "O, a dreadful veterinary-surgeon's encyclopaedia—The Farmer's Friend I think it is called; all about the ailments of animals." Birds of Prey And since it soon becomes impossible to say what is useful and what useless to know, books of this sort become very often a sort of encyclopaedias or catalogues of desiderata. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic I raked up all the details of his scandalous history; and there were enough to fill an encyclopaedia. The Greater Inclination I've little learning, as you know; but I read yesterday in an encyclopaedia that the Eumenides are not evilly disposed. The Road to Damascus I remember a time when he was inordinately grave for several days and pursued a tireless course of special reading through the office encyclopaedias and some books he had borrowed. Tales from Bohemia They sit in their apartments at night with a glass of water at their elbow reading the encyclopaedia. Frenzied Fiction Dynamos and encyclopaedias, gin and rifles, shirtings and castings? Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts It is an encyclopaedia, a poem, a biography, a history, a prophecy, a directory, a time-table, a romance, a cook book, a guide, a horoscope, an art critic, a political resume, a multum in parvo. Remarks By the bye, what a strange abuse has been made of the word encyclopaedia! Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Pliny especially was his encyclopaedia, his constant companion. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Historical and literary encyclopaedias form a very notable feature in all Chinese libraries. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The subject is one about which a whole encyclopaedia might be written, but about which I know very little—much too little for a special essay. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series It was a point of honour to throw themselves thoroughly into the parts, and they would often prepare themselves at home by reading up various points in histories or encyclopaedias. Monitress Merle Who were the chief writers of encyclopaedias at Rome? The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Knowledge was regarded as an organic whole, capable of being stated in a brief encyclopaedia, and each man could learn it all. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Jellicoe, that human encyclopaedia, consulted on the probable movements of the enemy, deposed that Spiller, retiring at ten, would make for Dormitory One in the same passage, where Robinson also had a bed. Mike Flaubert, I think, first put it down in words, and said that such an encyclopaedia was very urgently needed. First and Last This is well called archaeological sculpture, for the emblems are from the dim past, and can be understood only with the help of an archaeological encyclopaedia. The Jewel City As far as we can judge he seems to have imitated Cato in bringing out a kind of encyclopaedia, adapted for general readers. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius To all the old subjects a new wealth of detail was added which made teaching encyclopaedias impossible. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization I distinctly remember that it was from his mouth that I first heard the word "encyclopaedia." My Boyhood Indeed, we may look in vain through this encyclopaedia of fable for a sentiment which goes to justify the strong in their oppression of the weak. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Nowhere in the world, in those days, was there such an encyclopaedia of knowledge of all three classes, as is to be found in those writings. Science & Education He was an encyclopaedia of out-of-the-way knowledge, and had a story or an illustration for every topic that cropped up at the luncheon table. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 He is a living encyclopaedia,—a walking library. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States The list is long, but it would take a large encyclopaedia to exhaust the subject. Are You a Bromide? The Sulphitic Theory Expounded and Exemplified According to the Most Recent Researches into the Psychology of Boredom Including Many Well-Known Bromidioms Now in Use Its contents—Hyacinth had often looked over them—were a many-volumed encyclopaedia, Macaulay's 'History of England,' Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs,' a series entitled 'Heroes of the Reformation,' and some bound volumes of a trade journal. Hyacinth Pliny cannot be called a scientific genius in the sense understood by modern savants; nor was he an original observer,--his materials being drawn up second-hand, like a modern encyclopaedia. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements He was a walking encyclopaedia, although no man was ever less of "a book in breeches." Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 What he did not know about ranching in Southern California would have filled an encyclopaedia, but what he did know about nearly everything else filled us and our neighbours with an ever-increasing amazement and curiosity. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Admiral Smyth says that no family is quite civilized unless it possesses a copy of some encyclopaedia and a telescope. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals Its population when this encyclopaedia was printed—there may be more now—was eleven thousand and sixteen. The Prince and Betty Encyclopedias are the growth of the last hundred years; not because those who were formerly students of higher learning have descended, but because those who were below encyclopaedias have ascended. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater It was, in fact, an account of the properties of things in general; an encyclopaedia of similes for the benefit of the village preaching friar, written for men without deep—sometimes without any— learning. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus In the absence of such instruction, one can seldom do better at the outset than to become familiar with indexes to periodical and contemporary literature, encyclopaedias, government reports, and the library catalogue. Practical Argumentation He is fragmentary; a writer of occasional poems, and of an encyclopaedia of sentences. Representative Men This is, of course, to ignore the publisher in his aspect of initiator of series, art books and encyclopaedias. Without Prejudice As in the periodical literature of the age, so in the encyclopaedias it has become a matter of ambition with the publishers to retain the most eminent writers in each several department. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater Indeed, she had turned her brain into an encyclopaedia brimful of every possible particular concerning the people of the neighbourhood and their homes. The Fat and the Thin A fact worth bearing in mind is that in connection with these articles in encyclopaedias, references are often given to books and articles that treat the subject very thoroughly. Practical Argumentation A decision of mankind of two centuries' standing, as expressed in many dictionaries and encyclopaedias, cannot be easily reversed without good contemporary evidence. Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar "We have an encyclopaedia of our own at home," she interrupted coldly. The Unspeakable Perk Fortunately for the encyclopaedia writer of 1727, and the poet Pope, their articles have escaped his notice. Chess History and Reminiscences Do you suppose she could wed a mere walking encyclopaedia? St. Elmo We do not wish to produce a living encyclopaedia, but we desire to create a being, well trained in all his senses, and thoroughly competent to take his part in the battle of life. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken I lunched at the club, and turned up the article "Lola Brandt" in the living encyclopaedia—that was my friend Renniker. Simon the Jester He was seeking in his fertile mind, that encyclopaedia of craft and subtlety, for some combination which would throw light on the problem before him. File No. 113 I have seen the Dean take down the encyclopaedia in the rectory, and move his finger slowly down the pages of the letter M, looking for mugwump. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Well do I recollect your eulogy of both, on that ever-memorable day in Paris, when we dined with that French encyclopaedia, Count W—, and the leading lettered men of the day were discussed. St. Elmo Montanelli was a universal encyclopaedia to him, though he had never been a pupil of the seminary. The Gadfly But above all he reads the great encyclopaedia of Diderot. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars "If we could only look into some book," he said,—"the encyclopaedia or the dictionary, they are such a help sometimes!" The Peterkin papers He could tell you more things within the compass of a half-hour's shave than you get in days of laborious research in an encyclopaedia. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town All the argument and all the wisdom is not in the encyclopaedia, or the treatise on metaphysics, or the Body of Divinity, but in the sonnet or the play. Essays — First Series If a man 'will' make a book, professing to discuss a single question, an encyclopaedia, I cannot help it. On the Origin of Species: or, the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature C is a copious letter in an encyclopaedia, and Montcalm found excellent the articles on Christianity, College, Comedy, Comet, Commerce, Council, and so on. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars BIRCH, Dr. S., on the ancient domestication of the pigeon in Egypt. -notice of bantam fowls in a Japanese encyclopaedia. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 I've been through the encyclopaedia down to Y looking for something you can't buy with it; and I expect to have to take up the appendix next week. The Four Million A man is the whole encyclopaedia of facts. Essays — First Series Formerly it could swallow twelve-hours' tough reading, and digest an encyclopaedia. Roundabout Papers Ida spent the evening at her piano instead of over the encyclopaedia, but she sighed again and again. A Face Illumined You buy the old editions of the great encyclopaedias for a few cents: their knowledge has vanished away. Addresses "With an atlas and an encyclopaedia one can travel around the world in his arm-chair." Gala-days Get the encyclopaedia and see what it says. One of Ours “Certainly, there are incredible tales told in the encyclopaedias,” returned Elnathan, “though I cannot say that I have ever seen, myself, anything larger than a musket ball extracted.” The Pioneers When you come to that let me take the place of the encyclopaedia. A Face Illumined If you got into your morning train with a pair of dumb-bells for your muscles or an encyclopaedia in ten volumes for your learning, you would probably excite remark. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day The term encyclopaedia must not be understood in precisely the same sense as in Western countries. The Civilization of China Who was he, sir? the sublime philosopher, the father of the Encyclopaedia, of all the encyclopaedias that have ever been printed. Crotchet Castle “Certainly, more important operations than that have been performed,” observed Richard; “the encyclopaedia mentions much more incredible circumstances than that, as, I dare say, you know, Dr. Todd.” The Pioneers "That encyclopaedia suggests my story, and I may have to refer incidentally to myself." A Face Illumined The result is that she is an encyclopaedia. My Memories of Eighty Years She affirmed to M. D—— and the Abbe M—— that in one half hour I had said more for revealed religion than all their encyclopaedia had said against it. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English One would need an encyclopaedia, a row of volumes, of the gloriousness of human impulses. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war He had massed his facts about his theory, condensed them and recondensed, until his volume of five hundred pages was an encyclopaedia in scope. A History of Science — Volume 4 The fact that I stumbled into that encyclopaedia, which gave you the laugh against me, shows how helpless I am. A Face Illumined Such an encyclopaedia is the so-called Natural History of Pliny. A History of Science — Volume 1 It is an encyclopaedia filled with extracts from the Greek and other writers, interspersed with memoranda of his own experiences. The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 In short, I can't tell you one-half that is said; you have supplied a whole encyclopaedia of gossip which the women have an interest in swelling. The Marriage Contract Unlike his master, he made no pretension to any gift of poetic power, but his inexhaustible memory made him a living encyclopaedia; and for his stock of anecdotes and trooper's tales he was matchless. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space Nor do I refer to certain readers who frequent our public libraries, and, to save themselves the trouble of copying, will cut out whole articles from magazines or encyclopaedias. The Enemies of Books The young man's burst of laughter was music to her; for, after all, she had been rather afraid that being devoted to Ursula might be as much in his day's work as doing the encyclopaedia. The Glimpses of the Moon He was a contemporary, friend as well as the physician, of the Emperor Julian, for whom he prepared an encyclopaedia of the medical sciences. The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 In support of these conclusions the author marshals a huge number of facts, so that the work becomes a veritable encyclopaedia of symbolism. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 Europe has made much; great cities, great empires, encyclopaedias, creeds, bodies of opinion and practice: but it has made little of the class of Dante's Thought. On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History And there’s another fellow—Parry—an Australian, a statistician and a sporting encyclopaedia. Martin Eden There are several useful encyclopaedias of sects and heresies, compact, but still bulky, to which the curious may go. God the Invisible King |
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