WebLa Enciclopedia Británica (en latín: Encyclopædia Britannica) es una enciclopedia en inglés de conocimiento general, editada por Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., una empresa privada.Los artículos de la Britannica están dirigidos a lectores adultos, y están escritos por un conjunto de 100 editores a tiempo completo y cerca de 4000 contribuyentes expertos, …

WebSince 1985, the Britannica had four parts: the Micropædia, the Macropædia, the Propædia, and a two-volume index.The Britannica 's articles are found in the Micro-and Macropædia, which encompass 12 and 17 volumes, respectively, each volume having roughly one thousand pages.The 2007 Macropædia has 699 in-depth articles, ranging in length from …

WebDie Encyclopædia Britannica [ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə bɹɪˈtænɪkə], kurz auch Britannica, ist eine 1768 begründete englischsprachige Enzyklopädie.Sie beansprucht für sich, das menschliche Wissen in möglichst großer Breite zusammenfassend darzustellen. Sie steht insbesondere im Ruf, in wissenschaftlicher Hinsicht zuverlässige Angaben zu enthalten.

WebMortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, and popular author.As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He lived for long stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California. He taught at Columbia University and the …

WebUna enciclopedia (en griego, ἐνκύκλιoς παιδεία, enkyklios paideia, 'círculo de la instrucción, educación redonda') [1] [2] es una obra de referencia que busca compendiar y recopilar el conocimiento humano. [3] La enciclopedia reúne conocimientos recurrentemente de forma alfabética o temática con una pretensión objetiva y universal (y no especializada, …

WebAn outline, also called a hierarchical outline, is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships and is a type of tree structure.An outline is used to present the main points (in sentences) or topics (terms) of a given subject. Each item in an outline may be divided into additional sub-items. If an organizational level in an outline is to be sub-divided, it shall …

WebA compendium (plural: compendia or compendiums) is a comprehensive collection of information and analysis pertaining to a body of knowledge.A compendium may concisely summarize a larger work. In most cases, the body of knowledge will concern a specific field of human interest or endeavour (for example: hydrogeology, logology, ichthyology, …

WebWikipedia – free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Anyone who can access the site can edit almost any of its articles. Wikipedia is the sixth-most visited website and constitutes the Internet's largest and most popular general reference work.

WebWikipedia – free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Anyone who can access the site can edit almost any of its articles. Wikipedia is the sixth-most visited website and constitutes the Internet's largest and most popular general reference work.

WebA Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas (1952; second edition, 1990) is a two-volume index, published as volumes 2 and 3 of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.’s collection Great Books of the Western World.Compiled by Mortimer J. Adler, an American philosopher, under the guidance of Robert Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, the volumes …