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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An encyclopedia (also spelled encyclopaedia or encyclopædia) is a comprehensive written compendium holding information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. Encyclopedias are divided into articles with one article on each subject covered. The articles on subjects in an encyclopedia are usually accessed alphabetically by article name and can be contained in one volume or many volumes, depending on the amount of material included. Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come; and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race in the future years to come. — Diderot OverviewFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Who owns the Patent and Rights to Encyclopedia Britannica? Q. Does anyone know who actually "owns" the company Encyclopedia Brittanicca? WHo owns the copyright, publishing rights and controls its conetnt. Asked by Crowmanic - Fri Oct 13 17:53:04 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. In January 1996 Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. was purchased by billionaire Swiss financier Jacqui Safra for $135 million. It is a privately held company. Dale Hoiberg is the publication's current editor-in-chief. Among the members of the editorial board are such notable figures as Nobel laureate in Physics Murray Gell-Mann, biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore, cognitive scientist Donald Norman, economist Amartya Sen, philosopher Thomas Nagel, former Ecuadorian president Rosalia Arteaga and Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Zaha Hadid. (Safra also owns Merriam-Webster.) Answered by 1993 FLSTF - Fri Oct 13 18:26:54 2006 Besides wikipedia and the encyclopedia britannica, what are some good places to do online research? Q. I would like to find a site that has good information for a research paper. But, am not allowed to use wikipedia or the encyclopedia brittanica. Asked by nomole - Tue Sep 30 21:21:30 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'm not sure what your research is on, but hopefully some these sites can be of help! This is a really good free site that offers searches within a number of different encyclopedias. Wikipedia and Britannica are listed, but there are MANY more to choose from! Encyclopedia Mythica has info on mythology, folklore, and religion: Encyclopedia Smithsonian has info on art & design, history & culture, and science & technology: MedlinePlus is an encyclopedia containing health information: HyperHistory covers 3000 years of world history: Encyclopedia Orient contains info on North Africa and the Middle East: The U.S. Census Bureau site is the official government database of statistics: Biography.com has over 25,000… [cont.] Answered by dinocor1 - Tue Sep 30 22:02:21 2008 Who knows the author of The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition for the year 2007?
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