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  2. List of encyclopedias by date - Wikipedia

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    Adab al-katib (The book of knowledge) by Ibn Qutayba (828–889); the earliest Arabic work that could be called an encyclopedia [dubious – discuss] Bibliotheca by Patriarch Photius (9th century), the earliest Byzantine work that could be called an encyclopedia; Hrabanus Maurus, 842. De rerum naturis (On the nature of things), derived from ...

  3. World Book Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    World Book Encyclopedia (1990) World Book was founded in Chicago by publishers J. H. Hansen and John Bellow, who realized that existing encyclopedias were off-putting to readers. In 1915, they enlisted the help of Michael Vincent O'Shea, a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin. [5]

  4. List of English-language 20th-century general encyclopedias

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    New World Wide Encyclopedia (1918) World Wide Encyclopedia (1919) New World Encyclopedia (1919) (Link includes vol. 1) Adair's New Encyclopedia (1923) (Link includes vols. 2-5) Time's Encyclopedia and Gazetteer (1929) Twentieth Century Encyclopedia (1930) Worlds Popular Encyclopedia (1937)

  5. On the World Book Encyclopedia (and a little bit of nostalgia ...

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    World Book, on the other hand, sells for $1,099 per set. That’s the price listed on their website for the 2024 edition. There’s an interesting claim there, too.

  6. History of encyclopedias - Wikipedia

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    A 1961 World Book ad said, "You are holding your family’s future in your hands right now," while showing a feminine hand holding an order form. [ 17 ] The second half of the 20th century also saw the publication of several encyclopedias that were notable for synthesizing important topics in specific fields, often by means of new works ...

  7. List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge - Wikipedia

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    Probert Encyclopaedia – online topical encyclopedia consisting of almost 100,000 short entries, published by Mathew Probert and based in the United Kingdom; World Book Encyclopedia – designed for family use; the world's best selling print encyclopedia

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