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On "Encyclopédie"

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Introduction

Encyclopaedias have existed since antiquity. One of the earliest survving encyclopaedic works dates back to the first century c e. The term defines a reference text that includes summaries of different topics from either across different branches of knowledge or within one branch. It's just this gloriously rich and complex and never ending resource.

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