1911 Encycolpedia Britannica

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http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/

Here’s an alternate take on the wikipedia concept—they started with the 11th edition of Britannica and built from there.

From the site:

This 1911 version of Encyclopedia Britannica is a community project where anybody can edit/correct articles and add comments about the original encyclopedia articles. Thousands of corrections have already been posted and hundreds of user comments have been published. Thank you for your support and contributions.

The Online Encyclopedia is based on the 11th Edition Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911. This historically significant book is the last encyclopedia to offer articles in such extreme depth. Over 320 historians, 250 ministers, and many diplomats, theologists, scientists, and government officials from around the world personally wrote this encyclopedia’s articles. With over 44 million words, we know you will find this text as enriching and exciting as we do!

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| posted Dec 11, 04:11 PM by Jason Turgeon

  1. This is a great concept for an encyclopedia. http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/ uses the same conept as wikipedia for users to edit/correct articles. It’s a work in progress just like wikipedia.


    — Joseph Tapez    Dec 15, 06:58 PM    #

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