| 单词 | encyclopaedic |
| 例句 | As the largest encyclopaedic museum in the world, we face a major challenge. Thomas Campbell: master of the Met 2010-10-03T20:31:00Z "It's the only encyclopaedic museum in Southern California and deserves your support." Scorsese and Hockney honoured in LA 2013-11-04T11:28:10Z Even the prose style seems to have the incantatory beat of Bragg's mellifluous radio spiel, with descriptions rendered in rhythmic encyclopaedic lists. Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg – review 2013-05-19T11:00:03Z With a reptilian gap in my own archive I was all "coo" and "squee", while my older, more encyclopaedic buddy had seen it all before. Doctor Who: Cold Blood - series 31, episode nine 2010-05-29T18:50:00Z He is also highly intelligent, with an encyclopaedic memory – "the most brilliant man in England", as we are frequently assured in the opening book, Some Do Not. Julian Barnes: a tribute to Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford 2012-08-24T21:55:03Z The two are enthralled by the popular culture of the 1980s, and Ted has an encyclopaedic knowledge of films and TV. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z She went on to forge a strong creative relationship with the director, describing him as "encyclopaedic, passionate, electrifying". Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino's long-time editor, found dead in LA 2010-09-28T15:55:00Z Published in 2003, it was a nearly encyclopaedic look at Ted's career. Lost Dr Seuss stories to be published 2011-04-07T12:56:52Z Despite having no background in screenwriting, Ali got into the writers’ room through her near encyclopaedic research into the industry. 'I feel joy': how Bisha K Ali went from struggling standup to Marvel maestro 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Although he was a dedicated and knowledgeable presenter with an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport, the occasional gaffe and his pre-eminence in sports broadcasting led to Private Eye starting its own Colemanballs column. Broadcaster David Coleman dies at 87 2013-12-21T14:07:45Z Robert's musical knowledge was encyclopaedic and he was a fine wordsmith. Veteran radio presenter and music journalist Robert Sandall dies 2010-07-20T21:32:00Z He is able to blend encyclopaedic knowledge with an accessible style so that the show works for listeners of all levels of folk expertise. Radiohead 2011-02-23T08:00:02Z Meanwhile, her encyclopaedic recall of every meal she's ever eaten will leave you ravenous. Barbra Streisand: I haven't had much fun in my life 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Popularly known as "Motty", he was famous for his trademark sheepskin coats and encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. Motty - the voice of football for 50 years 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Now we get an encyclopaedic analysis of every player's attribute, who he's married to and the names of all his children. Who made Garth Crooks' team of the week? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z He gathered records fastidiously, compiling them in an encyclopaedic dossier of biographical minutiae. Joe Biden: My surprise claim to be the US president's English cousin 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z The book was strange in its textbook formality: full of encyclopaedic descriptions of drugs and methods, ranked by various criteria including shelf life. 'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z He loved history, and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the past, which he loved to share. 'My grandfather's hidden wartime photo album' 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z The official QI Twitter account said: "His incredible wit and encyclopaedic knowledge played a huge part in the show's history and everyone at QI is deeply saddened to learn of his passing." John Sessions: Comedian dies at the age of 67 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z We think of collections as big, authoritative and encyclopaedic, but the most interesting ones are super-personal. Weird, wacky and utterly wonderful: the world's greatest unsung museums 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Yes, he possessed a mild interest in fashion as a teen, he says, but he didn’t have an encyclopaedic knowledge of it. Lil Nas X: ‘I 100% want to represent the LGBT community’ 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z As for David Mitchell, with his bearded and bookish mien, it’s not hard to picture him as some sort of nerd-in-chief, earnestly urging his encyclopaedic knowledge on his people. Boris Johnson will have us laughing all the way to the food bank | Will Self 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Coffey’s obsession translates to an encyclopaedic knowledge of all the interviews Massive Attack have ever given. Massive Attack: ‘I have total faith in the next generation’ 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z He had a phenomenal memory and an encyclopaedic knowledge of most things, driven by unbridled curiosity. Aaron Klug (1926-2018) 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Comic fans can also relish building up encyclopaedic knowledge of characters, editions, publishers, authors, illustrators, one-off collaborations - and this is something the brothers are adept at. The shop where it's OK to be different 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z His interest in energy policy led to his encyclopaedic book Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century. Burton Richter (1931–2018) 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Mitchell was dazzled by Somerville’s encyclopaedic enthusiasms, spanning recent discoveries “in chemistry or the discovery of gold in California, of the nebulae ... of the planets”. Maria Mitchell at 200: a pioneering astronomer who fought for women in science 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Inspector Blake has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the by-laws as they are quite literally his raison d'être, and are encoded into the very fabric of his being. The Everywhere Bus : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Like Mr Burns’s earlier work, the new series is encyclopaedic and solemn, but this time there is also an element of psychedelic frenzy. A powerful new documentary series on the Vietnam war 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z He's entertained football fans with his encyclopaedic knowledge of the game for half a century. News Daily: Brexit workers plan and Irma hits land - BBC News 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Monkman, from Canada, was applauded by fans for his enthusiastic performances and the encyclopaedic knowledge he displayed. University Challenge: Professor Stephen Hawking presents winners' trophy - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z "She" may boast an encyclopaedic knowledge, but research by consumer behaviour analysts Canvas 8 reveals that some users are more interested in a virtual hook-up than fact finding. Attractive, slavish and at your command: Is AI sexist? - BBC News 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The samples stem from Smith's encyclopaedic knowledge of film - but getting them onto the record proved challenging. Bastille: From Pompeii to the world - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Insightful, thought-provoking and encyclopaedic, Makari's book shows how we came to understand where the mind is located and something of its nature. Summer books : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z His encyclopaedic knowledge of modern rugby has enabled him to get the best out of this England team. England whitewash Australia: Jeremy Guscott's view on 3-0 Test series win 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z And a disarming, encyclopaedic knowledge of African and Middle Eastern political leaders, covering five decades. Frank Terpil: merchant of death, friend of Idi Amin and confidant of dictators 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z His genius for mass-manipulation was backed by an encyclopaedic knowledge of cinema. The Australian who shot a North Korean propaganda film - BBC News 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “I wish there were encyclopaedic museums elsewhere in the world.” Museums and looted art: the ethical dilemma of preserving world cultures 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z I would have liked to have seen more about her relationship with music – she had an innate sense of rhythm, and her knowledge of jazz, R&B and gospel was encyclopaedic. Amy Winehouse's manager Nick Shymansky: ‘She’d be so sweet and funny. But there were warning signs…’ 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Under this system, would-be drivers spend between two and four years imbibing an encyclopaedic level of detail of the capital's streets and traffic systems. Is Uber already harming the traditional taxi? - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z What began as a series of instructional YouTube videos on Algebra for Salman Khan’s niece, are now an encyclopaedic catalogue of lessons on topics from classical music to cryptology. 12 Companies Transforming Education To Watch Next Year 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Known on the air as Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, they dispensed car repair advice to legions of loyal listeners, wielding wit, humour and an encyclopaedic knowledge of automobiles. Car Talk host Tom Magliozzi dies 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z He is the classic Brussels insider, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Europe's rules; a man who prefers the secret, early-hours deal-making to the role of open persuader; a man deeply committed to further European integration. The EU's curious choice of president 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z With his encyclopaedic knowledge of oil and gas, he estimates what might be Scottish and what might not. Scottish independence: balancing the books 2014-03-11T23:17:12Z Although he was a dedicated and knowledgeable presenter with an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport, he was famously prone to gaffes, many of which were reproduced in Private Eye's Colemanballs column. Broadcaster David Coleman dies at 87 2013-12-21T14:07:45Z Boys show off their encyclopaedic knowledge of cars The word "car" surfaced more than 25,000 times in this year's competition, with a roughly 60/40 split in favour of boys. What can we learn from children's writing? 2013-05-31T00:45:58Z Brailsford combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of cycling with an obsessive work ethic, relentlessly crunching numbers and other data in a constant quest for a competitive advantage. Brailsford named 2012 top coach 2012-12-16T22:00:18Z From all this they compiled as encyclopaedic an accumulation of boxing trivia and technicalities as anyone had ever put together. The forgotten story of … the Rocky Marciano v Muhammad Ali Super Fight 2012-11-13T12:11:00Z Anglo-Jewish historian David Jacobs possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of his community's history, and his story sounds remarkably familiar. The consequences of having a ‘foreign’ name 2012-11-09T04:18:24Z As botany has moved away from taxonomy and towards molecular studies, few of the jobs available allow researchers to spend long periods in the field gaining an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants. Superstars of botany: Rare specimens 2012-04-25T17:20:33.787Z Neither Pope nor Swift, who perhaps excelled him in particular branches of literary production, approached him in range of genius, or in encyclopaedic versatility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z His numerous volumes are the fruit and exposition of a spirit of encyclopaedic curiosity. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z I here offer a translation of the third or last part of Hegel's encyclopaedic sketch of philosophy,—the Philosophy of Mind. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z The reduction into form and publication of the encyclopaedic mass of materials—scientific, political and archaeological—collected by him during his absence from Europe was now Humboldt’s most urgent desire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z As a result, say critics, the literature on climate impacts is as inconclusive as it is encyclopaedic. Models hone picture of climate impacts 2012-02-15T18:20:49.330Z Is it possible that we are under any obligation to believe the Mosaic account of the Garden of Eden, or of the talking serpent, because "Whewell had an encyclopaedic range of knowledge"? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z They are the fruit and representation of a spirit of encyclopaedic curiosity and productiveness. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Apps, a co-author on the Astrophysical Journal paper, spends his spare time studying the data on extrasolar planets and nearby stars, and he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of their properties. Three Tiny Exoplanets Suggest Solar System Not So Special 2012-01-12T01:45:00.227Z Evidently Gervase coveted but ill deserved a reputation for encyclopaedic learning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Of this encyclopaedic work a third and complete edition appeared in 1726-1733. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Neither Pope nor Swift, who perhaps exceeded him in particular branches of literature, approached him in range of genius or in encyclopaedic versatility. Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student 2011-08-25T02:00:32.027Z I've always known I was a walking stereotype — just short of the right subclass to meet the alien encyclopaedic definition of humanness. Out of the blue 2011-08-24T17:20:51.493Z The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is 21 volumes long and is encyclopaedic in its range. My word! 2011-06-14T02:14:50Z Yasmine has devised a themed quiz for her companions, and displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of royal marriages. Big day arrives 2011-04-29T09:39:28Z "It can hardly be a comet, ma'am," said Parkins, with his most encyclopaedic air. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Who can fail to admire Grocyn, with all his encyclopaedic erudition? The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of politics and politicians, much of it gained in the multitude of bars within the House of Commons. Comic queen 2010-05-31T11:56:00Z With him begins that encyclopaedic character—the simultaneous cultivation of the whole field of investigation which is reflected from Aristotle on the Arabian school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The eleventh census was taken under a law almost identical with that of the tenth, and extended through twenty-five large volumes, presenting a work almost as encyclopaedic, but much more distinctively statistical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" See also, for encyclopaedic information, W. Davenport Adams, A Dictionary of the Drama, vol. i. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The ideal thus developed is primarily that of the general dictionary of the purely philological type, but it applies also to the encyclopaedic dictionary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The literary world marvelled at the encyclopaedic learning displayed by the author, and supposed that the French Academy, or some other society of scholars, must have combined their powers in its production. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Seriously to examine an encyclopaedic system, that touches life, society Conclusion. and knowledge at every point, is evidently beyond the compass of such an article as this. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" He is the founder of the systematic and encyclopaedic type of scholarship embodied in the comprehensive term The German period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" They were ready at the slightest chance to offer their encyclopaedic but often useless knowledge. They Twinkled Like Jewels The encyclopaedic type itself, although it has often been criticized as hybrid—as a mixture of two things which should be kept distinct—is entirely defensible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He wrote an encyclopaedic work on agriculture, medicine, war, rhetoric, and philosophy, but only the section on medicine is extant. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Two encyclopaedic treatises, dealing with philosophy, are often mentioned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Scope of the Work Buffon planned his "Natural History" on an encyclopaedic scale. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science A library is an institution of universal range—of encyclopaedic knowledge, which gathers in and dispenses to all comers, the various and conflicting opinions of all writers upon religion, science, politics, philosophy, and sociology. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries The addition of encyclopaedic matter to the philological in no way affects the general principles involved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" And to that golden age belong also the great saint and preacher, Leander, who died in 603, and S. Isidore of Seville, the encyclopaedic writer, who died thirty-three years later. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 In the summary of this part, contained in the Opus Tertium, Bacon shows very clearly his perception of the unity of science and the necessity of encyclopaedic treatment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" This encyclopaedic industry would have left a commonplace man commonplace, and in the estimate of a great man's genius it takes rank merely as a characteristic. My Contemporaries In Fiction The task of the exact cataloguer is full of difficulty, constantly renewed, and demanding almost encyclopaedic knowledge, and incessant care of minute particulars. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries But the type to which the general dictionary designed for popular use has tended more and more to conform is the encyclopaedic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The world cares little for his theories or his encyclopaedic knowledge. Pushing to the Front This piece of science is itself characteristic of the rhetorical enterprise of the Romantic School; of the way in which Pliny, Isidore, and other encyclopaedic authors were turned into decorations. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Such monographs were only in later times collected in encyclopaedic works, in which they were inserted in such a manner as to constitute various chapters only, and no longer separate treatises. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature When Romilly saw Diderot in 1783, the great encyclopaedic chief assured him that submission to kings and belief in God would be at an end all over the world in a very few years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Thus the Century Dictionary has encyclopaedic features, while the present edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, restoring its earlier tradition but carrying out the idea more systematically, also embodies dictionary features. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" At that time the public mind gained its concept of the Negro from encyclopaedic information. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The encyclopaedic character of knowledge was then, perhaps, one of its most striking characteristics. The Age of the Reformation In 1862, Herbert Spencer commenced to issue his great encyclopaedic work, Synthetic Philosophy, still, we trust, to be completed after more than thirty years of devoted toil. Studies in Early Victorian Literature As a monument of his Arabic learning and his encyclopaedic knowledge of Eastern life this translation was his greatest achievement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In fact, it may be said that if the encyclopaedic dictionary did not exist it would have to be invented; that its justification is its indispensableness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" As history, it said, the paper's interest was too merely encyclopaedic for magazine use, while as romance it was too much a story of peoples, not persons; romantic yet not romance. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Unlike the works of Droysen and Sybel, the German History was far more than a political narrative, and presented an encyclopaedic picture of national development. Recent Developments in European Thought This is due to a certain encyclopaedic minuteness which is the peculiar property of German industry. The Unity of Civilization With us sat a large benign Swedish professor whose erudition was encyclopaedic, but whose kindly humanity was greater. African Camp Fires To my surprise, De Tocqueville replied that this disability, so far from proving disadvantageous to the esprits forts of the period, and the encyclopaedic school, was a source of gain to them in every respect. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 The original Avesta was, it would appear, a sort of encyclopaedic work; not of religion alone, but of useful knowledge relating to law, to the arts, science, the professions, and to every-day life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 He was a genuine encyclopaedic translator familiar with the Arab society with all its influence of spiritual Sasanian life of Persia finding expression in its literature. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The Roman particularly affected encyclopaedic information, and frequently posted himself with such miscellaneous matter derived from a salaried domestic philosopher or savant—commonly, of course, a Greek. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Shakespeare's England, published in 1916 by the Oxford University Press, is quite encyclopaedic in its range. Elizabethan Sea Dogs The one taught like a trumpet-tongued poet, and the other like an encyclopaedic philosopher. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 His family was honourable, wealthy, and able, and his uncle, Pliny the Elder, was the encyclopaedic student and author of the famous "Natural History." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters But the encyclopaedic character of his researches left him in heart a simple Englishman. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V To my mind the best parts of the book are those which deal with economic facts, of which Marx's knowledge was encyclopaedic. Proposed Roads to Freedom In the Middle Ages and in antiquity the man of letters, a sort of encyclopaedic doctor, a successor of the troubadour and the poet, all-knowing, was almighty. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery No one, I'm sure, has your encyclopaedic knowledge upon every subject. The Voyage Out Like Allen, his reputation was based almost entirely on his conversation and encyclopaedic knowledge. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Empedocles of Agrigentum, a sort of magician and high-priest, almost a deity, whose life and death are but little known, appears to have possessed an encyclopaedic brain. Initiation into Philosophy Naturally now he concentrated his attention on the Italian language and literature, but after all he was not made for a microscopic or encyclopaedic scholar, least of all for a pedant. A Modern Instance In spite of the wide-spread ignorance among the monks of that age, the encyclopaedic movement of the Renaissance was attracting all the lofty minds. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Almost every province has its encyclopaedic history, and every high-road its itineraries and guide-books, in which famous places and events are noted. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Of the great sources of mediaeval authority, the Bible and the Church Fathers, the Roman and Church law, and the encyclopaedic writings of Aristotle, none continues nowadays to hold us in its old grip. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform Not only grammar, by which term we must understand philology and etymology as well as syntax, but antiquities secular and religious, and almost all the liberal arts, were passed under review by his encyclopaedic mind. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius This was an attempt to embody, in encyclopaedic form, the knowledge of her time. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization This one has no manner at all, and is of encyclopaedic information. Life at High Tide Instead of being witty like Appleton he was brilliantly encyclopaedic; and they both carried their statements to the verge of credibility. Cambridge Sketches Sala, G. A., Reminiscences of; his election to Reform Club; his encyclopaedic knowledge; on blackballing at clubs. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 He was a voluminous and encyclopaedic writer, but too indolent to apply the vigorous method of his master. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius It is a fallacy to suppose that an encyclopaedic knowledge is desirable. Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction Millicent saw Lena walking sedately with the governess of no charm and encyclopaedic information. Life at High Tide A strange contrast he made with the versatile, the catholic, the elegant and cheerful Goethe, his acquaintance, and his rival in collecting women's loves into an encyclopaedic emotional life. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 I have had one telegram and the letter from you in which you write that you want to bring out an encyclopaedic dictionary. Letters of Anton Chekhov He stood in the first rank of Roman scientists, was quite encyclopaedic in his learning, and wrote, like Cato, on eloquence, law, farming, medicine, and tactics. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius They could not sufficiently admire the encyclopaedic Gerbert, the most fashionable and incomparably the ablest teacher of their day. Medieval Europe What some of the journals lacked in suitable length for the occasion, they made up in encyclopaedic information about other similar murders and shootings. The Gilded Age, Part 6. He had been a great reader all his life, and a remarkable memory had stored his mind with encyclopaedic information. The Gilded Age, Part 3. It has not been the author's intention to provide an encyclopaedic collection of new conceptions in various fields of natural observation. Man or Matter It is the motif of the Opus Majus, and it would have been more fully elaborated if he had lived to complete the encyclopaedic work, Scriptum Principale, which he had only begun before his death. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth The high hall of Horne's house had never beheld an assembly so representative and so varied nor had the old rafters of that establishment ever listened to a language so encyclopaedic. Ulysses His encyclopaedic view of the whole domain of knowledge is more than a mere step in a progress. Plato and Platonism Previous efforts to fuse together into one work short chapters by many hands have not been altogether happy; the results have usually been encyclopaedic, uneven, and abounding in gaps. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 His universal capabilities, his immense culture and almost encyclopaedic science have enabled him to utilize, thanks to his studies, all the knowledge allied to his subject. Fabre, Poet of Science Let us bow our heads to the inevitable; the day of encyclopaedic learning has gone by. On Books and the Housing of Them His classmates had a habit of resorting to him if they wanted to "know anything" outside the text-books, for the range of his information seemed to them encyclopaedic. That Fortune What a difference there was, for instance, between poor, simple Dorothea's love of novel reading and the profound encyclopaedic learning of Ottilia! The Fitz-Boodle Papers Madame is possessed of a magnificent library, sir, encyclopaedic in its scope and cosmopolitan in its point of view. The Prophet of Berkeley Square She also possessed encyclopaedic knowledge after her degree, and, like the parrot, she spoke excellent Sanscrit. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance His wisdom, tact, sound judgment, encyclopaedic knowledge of public affairs and of public men made him an authority. My Memories of Eighty Years In a rationalist, encyclopaedic period, religion also must give hard outline to its facts, it must be able to display its secret to any sensible man in the language used by all sensible men. Darwin and Modern Science Imagine our plight at being accidentally linked to that encyclopaedic lady in Italy! Penelope's Postscripts Jasper had to look in this morning for a hurried consultation of certain encyclopaedic volumes, and it chanced that Marian was standing before the shelves to which his business led him. New Grub Street The movement assumed various forms, of which two of the most prominent were a desire for encyclopaedic knowledge, and an attempt to reduce all knowledge to a scientific form. Russia But still, he is an encyclopaedic man, and, moreover, a poet. Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh He had an encyclopaedic command of the field of knowledge, and by a word or a phrase, by delicate rapier thrusts, he punctured them. The Iron Heel This fault is very incident to the scholarly style, which often sacrifices emphasis and conviction to a futile air of encyclopaedic grandeur. Style |
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