🔗 Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition

The Age of the Encyclopedia began in 1751, with the first volume of the first edition of Denis Diderot 's Encyclopedie , and ended in 1911, with the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, shortly before the world went mad. An encyclopedia is a compilation of the world's knowledge; an encyclopedic age requires the twin beliefs that such a compilation is possible, and that it is worthwhile. By…