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: -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-3: -Indeed, Diderot intended the project, which he titled the Encyclopedia or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts, as a compilation of knowledge for its own sake, stating it was meant ‘to further knowledge, and, by so doing, strike a resounding blow against reactionary forces in church and state.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first volume of plates of the Encyclopedie, a project edited primarily by Denis Diderot, includes a series of thirty-nine illustrations on the subject of military art.

Detailed explanation-5: -Diderot’s major work is l’Encyclopédie, which still is a monument of the French Enlightenment, representing the standard of scholarly knowledge of its time and the spirit of rationalism which pervaded 18th century thought.