USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers, often referred to simply as Encyclopédie or Diderot’s Encyclopedia, is a twenty-eight volume reference book published between 1751 and 1772 by André Le Breton and edited by translator and philosopher Denis Diderot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diderot’s encyclopedia was a project for linking knowledge and establishing connections and interrelations. It was the largest reference work and publishing project of its time.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1751, Diderot co-created the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d’Alembert. It was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors and the first to describe the mechanical arts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest encyclopedic work to have survived to modern times is the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, a Roman statesman living in the 1st century AD. He compiled a work of 37 chapters covering natural history, architecture, medicine, geography, geology, and all aspects of the world around him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amazon.com: The Encyclopedia of Philosophy (8 Volumes in 4): 9780028949505: Paul Edwards: Books.