Everything Explained That Is Explainable

On the Creation of the Encyclopaedia Britannica's Celebrated Eleventh Edition, 1910-1911

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• Denis Boyles

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• 464 Seiten
• 17 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Handbücher und Anleitungen
• Sachliteratur
• Über Bücher

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The narrative centers on a young American entrepreneur who revitalizes the struggling Encyclopædia Britannica's Eleventh Edition with the aid of a failing newspaper. Through the collaboration of 1,500 contributors, including notable scholars and recent graduates, this edition achieved an unprecedented blend of scholarship and accessibility. Denis Boyles explores the cultural significance of this 44-million-word work, highlighting its lasting impact on publishing and our understanding of knowledge in the age of reason.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Einband: Paperback