Cyclopaedia: Or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, in the Liberal and Mechanical Arts, and the Sciences, Human and Divine. Intended as a Course of Ancient and Modern Learning
Ephraim Chambers
- Mangaka
- Ephraim Chambers
- First published
- 1786
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First published in London in 1728, Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia was one of the earliest iterations of a general-purpose encyclopedia in the English language. Chambers intended the work to function as a comprehensive course of learning, organizing information through a sophisticated system of cross-references that allowed readers to trace the connections between disparate branches of human knowledge, from the liberal arts to mechanical sciences.
The design and systematic structure of the work were highly innovative for the period, moving away from traditional alphabetical listing toward a more thematic and interconnected index of concepts. The Cyclopaedia proved immensely influential, directly inspiring the editors of the French Encyclopédie, Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, who initially conceived their monumental project as a translation and expansion of Chambers' original vision.
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