All the knowledge in the world: the extraordinary history of the encyclopaedia
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adam_text | Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that absolute wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living room. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. But new these huge books gather dust and seli for almost nothing on eBoy, and we derive our information trom the internet, apparently tor free. What have we lost in this ггапбИюоЭ And hew did we teii the progress of our Wes In the past? AG Wf KNOWLEDGE W THE WORLD is о history and celebration ot those who created the most ground-breaking ana remarkable publishing phenomenon ct any оде. И Cocks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest țingre-voiumes to the Î ì OOO-voGmo Chinese manuscript that was roo big io print. It looks ai how Encyclopaedia Britannica came to dominate the industry and how on army of ingenious door- to-door salesmen sold Geir wares to guHf-ridder. parents. И explores how encyclopaedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice. With his characteristic ability to tackle the broadest of subjects in as ¡flummating and highly entertaining way, Simon Garfield uncovers q fascinating end important part of our post, and veendőre whether rhe promise ot complete knowledge - Areo masi nuwQo γ ombkio^s - wo Репе be hrey-md cor grasp.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
AAH, HERE COMES ANDREW BELL
15
BACKSTORY
41
CHALCENTEROCITY
57
DAMASK SILK
71
EPHRAIM CHAMBERS
(GENTLEMAN) 83
FABULEUX!
93
GERMINATION
123
HAMILTON S CHOICE
131
.............................................................................................................................
INFORMATION
OVERLOAD
139
JAHRBUCH
143
KNOWLEDGE
153
LIBERATION?
165
METHOD
191
NOVELTIES
197
OTLET, PAUL
207
PANTOLOGY
215
QUESTIONING
225
4,
IBIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
RULE BRITANNICA?
237
SELLING
243
THE SINGLE VOLUME
267
UNPRECEDENTED
273
VALEDICTORY
287
WIKIMANIA
305
EXTINCTION
345
YESTERDAY
353
ZEITGEIST
361
.............................................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
375
FURTHER READING
377
ILLUSTRATIONS
380
INDEX
381
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Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that absolute wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living room. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. But new these huge books gather dust and seli for almost nothing on eBoy, and we derive our information trom the internet, apparently tor free. What have we lost in this ггапбИюоЭ And hew did we teii the progress of our Wes In the past? AG Wf KNOWLEDGE W THE WORLD is о history and celebration ot those who created the most ground-breaking ana remarkable publishing phenomenon ct any оде. И Cocks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest țingre-voiumes to the Î ì OOO-voGmo Chinese manuscript that was roo big io print. It looks ai how Encyclopaedia Britannica came to dominate the industry and how on army of ingenious door- to-door salesmen sold Geir wares to guHf-ridder. parents. И explores how encyclopaedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice. With his characteristic ability to tackle the broadest of subjects in as ¡flummating and highly entertaining way, Simon Garfield uncovers q fascinating end important part of our post, and veendőre whether rhe promise ot complete knowledge - Areo masi nuwQo γ ombkio^s - wo Репе be hrey-md cor grasp.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
AAH, HERE COMES ANDREW BELL
15
BACKSTORY
41
CHALCENTEROCITY
57
DAMASK SILK
71
EPHRAIM CHAMBERS
(GENTLEMAN) 83
FABULEUX!
93
GERMINATION
123
HAMILTON'S CHOICE
131
.
INFORMATION
OVERLOAD
139
JAHRBUCH
143
KNOWLEDGE
153
LIBERATION?
165
METHOD
191
NOVELTIES
197
OTLET, PAUL
207
PANTOLOGY
215
QUESTIONING
225
4,
IBIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
RULE BRITANNICA?
237
SELLING
243
THE SINGLE VOLUME
267
UNPRECEDENTED
273
VALEDICTORY
287
WIKIMANIA
305
EXTINCTION
345
YESTERDAY
353
ZEITGEIST
361
.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
375
FURTHER READING
377
ILLUSTRATIONS
380
INDEX
381 |
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