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Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
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Cyclopædia: or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is a British encyclopedia prepared by Ephraim Chambers and first published in 1728. Six more editions appeared between 1728 and 1751, and t
Ephraim Chambers Cyclopædia (1728)
Ephraim Chambers Cyclopædia (1728)
Table of Trigonometry, 1728 Cyclopædia
Table of Trigonometry, 1728 Cyclopædia
Encyclopédie
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The Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, better known as the Encyclopédie, was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later sup
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Extract from the frontispiece of the Encyclopédie (1772). It was drawn by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and engraved by Bonaventure-Louis Prévost. The work i
Extract from the frontispiece of the Encyclopédie (1772). It was drawn by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and engraved by Bonaventure-Louis Prévost. The work is laden with symbolism: The figure in the center represents Truth, surrounded by bright light (the central symbol of the Enlightenment). Two other figures on the right, Reason and Philosophy, are tearing the veil from Truth.
Fig. 3: "Figurative system of human knowledge", the structure that the Encyclopédie organized knowledge into. It had three main branches: memory, reas
Fig. 3: "Figurative system of human knowledge", the structure that the Encyclopédie organized knowledge into. It had three main branches: memory, reason, and imagination.