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Catholic Encyclopedia -- 1908
"1908 Preface. The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. " Keyword: encyclopedia.
Columbia Encyclopedia
The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition) contains nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references. Keyword: encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica -- 1911 Edition
The 1911 Edition "fills 29 volumes and contains over 44 million words. The articles are written by more than 1500 authors within their various fields of expertise." Keyword: encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia of the Orient
An encyclopedia for North Africa and the Middle East. Keyword: encyclopedia, North Africa, Middle East.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
"Encyclopedia Smithsonian helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology." Keyword: encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia.com
Includes more than 50,000 articles plus links giving you access to millions of articles and pictures. Keyword: encyclopedia.
Encyclopedias -- My Facts Page
A listing of over 50 links to various encyclopedias. Keyword: encyclopedia.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
The Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, providing users with abstracts for all of these topics. In addition, full-text for each topic may be accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. Keyword: encyclopedia.
Wikipedia
A free content, growing multilingual encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributors around the world. Started in January 2001. Entries can be written and edited by anyone; no one can guarantee the validity of Wikipedia entries. Many entries contain bibliographies with citations to scholarly sources. Keywords: encyclopedia
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