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...the word "encyclopedia" comes from two Greek words meaning "a circle of learning?"
...the oldest encyclopedia (no longer in existence) was found in Greece, about 2,000 years ago?
...the oldest encyclopedia that is still in existence was written in the first century A.D. by a Roman scholar named Pliny the Elder? His encyclopedia, called Natural History has 37 volumes?
...the encyclopedia Natural History covers many subjects, including biology, medicine, art, geography, and agriculture?
...until the 1800's, encyclopedias were written mainly as reference works for scholars?
...encyclopedias are reprinted often to include new information?
...one of the oldest encyclopedias, Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 1768 and 1771, is still published today?
...Chinese scholars produced the largest encyclopedia ever written? In the 1600s, more than 2,000 writers worked to put together the Yung Lo Ta Tien encyclopedia for the emperor. This encyclopedia was bound into 11,100 volumes.
...encyclopedias are not only available at the library today, but are also available on CD-ROMS and the world-wide web?