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• Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
  ...yclopaedia Britannica 1911.png|300px|thumb|right|Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition]] ...special value and interest to modern scholars as [[cultural artifact]]s of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  | image_caption = New American edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1899) | genre = [[Reference work|Reference]] [[encyclopedia]]
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...loped several "spin-off" products to leverage its reputation as a reliable reference work and educational tool. ...nica''. The first encyclopedia to include biographies of living people was the 64-volume ''[[Grosses Universal-Lexicon]]'' (published 1732–1759) of [[Jo
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• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
  ...r a million words in any edition, and all editions are now in the [[public domain]]. ...ndary/SMIGRA/home.html 1875 edition] at [[LacusCurtius]] (about 50% of it: the Roman articles)
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• A Military Encyclopedia
  ...1885. The contents of ''A Military Encyclopedia'' are now in the [[public domain]]. [[Category:Encyclopedias on the military]]
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• Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste
  ...ann Gottfried Gruber]], therefore also known as the "Ersch-Gruber." One of the most ambitious encyclopaedia projects ever, it remained uncompleted. ...rent sections at various times were some of the best-known men of learning in Germany, including Gruber, M.H.E. Meier, [[Hermann Brockhaus]], W. Müller
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• An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
  ...ce]], published in 1920. As such, it should be in the [[public domain]] in the United States. ...s," "tinker's talk"). Numerous profiles of historical figures with ties to the occult include [[John Dee]], Mary Baker Eddy, and [[Catherine de Medici]].<
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• Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
  ...nd supplementary lists, and thematic indexes to the whole work, was issued in 1901. ...eral hundred views of birthplaces, residences, monuments, and tombs famous in history.<ref name="appletons">{{Cite Appleton's|Preface|year=1900}}</ref>
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• British Encyclopaedia
  {{distinguish|The British Encyclopedia}} ...cyclopaedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences''''' was published in 1809 in six [[octavo]] volumes and around 150 plates.
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• Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten
  ...ch Arnold Brockhaus]] in 1808 and formed the basis of the many editions of the [[Brockhaus encyclopedia]], which continues publication to this day. [[Category:Reference works in the public domain]]
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• Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
  ...''Cyclopaedia'' was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English. The 1728 subtitle gives a summary of the aims of the author:
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• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
  The '''''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology''''' (1849, orig ...s and 3,700 pages. It is a classic work of 19th-century [[lexicography]]. The work is a companion to Smith's ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitie
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• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
  ...Geography vol 1.jpg|275px|right|thumb|Title page to the 1856 edition of ''The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', vol. 1.]] ...forgetting those mentioned solely in the Bible. The work was last reissued in 2005.
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• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
  ...uage and literature of Bible lands, customs, family life, occupations, and the historical and religious environments of Bible people. ...tion there is a newer version which should not be confused with the public domain 1915 edition that can be found freely available at various sites.
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• Encyclopædia Perthensis
  ...to be bound in to the main text as described in the directions for placing the plates. ...which only one could be described as a map, a plan of [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1800 by [[Andrew Ellicott]].
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• Abramowitz and Stegun
  ...egun]] of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Bureau of Standards]] (now the ''National Institute of Standards and Technology''). Its full title is ''' ...elds of [[applied mathematics]]. The notation used in the ''Handbook'' is the ''[[de facto]]'' standard for much of applied mathematics today.
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• Jewish Encyclopedia
  ...ent state of [[Judaism]] and the [[Jew]]s as of 1901. It is now a [[public domain]] resource. ...[[Middle Ages]]. From the 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, now in the public domain.]]
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• The Nuttall Encyclopædia
  .... [[James Wood (encyclopedist)|James Wood]], first published in [[London]] in 1900 by [[Frederick Warne & Co]] Ltd. ...as ''Standard Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language'' (published in 1863), were eventually acquired by Frederick Warne, and would be published
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• Catholic Encyclopedia
  ...e."<ref>[[s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Encyclopedia preface|Preface]] to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oce.catholic.com/ ...clopedia and its Makers |location=New York |publisher=[[Encyclopedia Press|The Encyclopedia Press]] |pages=iii–viii |nopp=yes|oclc=748253}}</ref>
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• Synecdemus
  ...of Byzantium]] were the principal sources of [[Constantine VII]]'s work on the Themes (De Thematibus). ...ks.google.com/books?id=HIITK93F54wC Hieroclis Synecdemus; Leipzig, 1893]). The most recent major publication was by E. Honigmann (Le Synekdèmos d'Hiérok
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• Cyclopaedia of Political Science
  ...ncyclopedia]] edited by [[John J. Lalor]], first published in [[New York]] in [[1881]] by [[Maynard, Merrill and Co.]]. The [[1899]] edition of the work is published online by the [[Library of Economics and Liberty]].
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• Magna Britannia
  ...l]], [[Cumberland]], [[Derbyshire]], and [[Devon]]. The work was curtailed in 1819 on Samuel Lysons' death. ...]] and [[Pedigree chart|pedigrees]], and did not overstate the grandeur of the counties, as local topographers were apt to do.
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• A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
  | name = A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar | image_caption = Title page from the 38th edition published in 1880
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• Año Cristiano
  The '''''Año Cristiano''''' is a series of books published annually during the 19th century. An [[almanac]] of sorts, each volume (or set of volumes) offe [[Category:Reference works in the public domain|An]]
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• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
  [[Image:The.Cambridge.History.of.English.and.American.Literature.gif|right]] ...the early twentieth century. At the time it was released it was considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published.
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• Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
  ...d [[diocese]], describing their political and physical features and naming the principal people of each place. ...a companion to Wilson's ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland]]'', published in parts between 1854 and 1857.
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• Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland
  ...otland''' is a [[topography|topographical]] [[dictionary]] first published in parts between 1854 and 1857, ...d Historical."<ref>[http://www.maybole.org/history/Gazatteer/gazetteer.htm The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Volume II (Gordon-Zetland)] at maybole.org (
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• New International Encyclopedia
  [[Image:NIEdot139.jpg|thumb|right|Four books measuring over one foot (30 cm) in width]] ...any]].<ref name=NIE>New International Encyclopedia</ref> It descended from the ''International Cyclopaedia'' (1884).
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• Dictionary of Australian Biography
  ...ralian Dictionary of Biography]]'' published by Melbourne University Press in 1966. ...nected with Australia, who died before the end of 1942. According to Serle in his preface:
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• Demographics of Sierra Leone
  ...the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. ...aphics of Sierra Leone, Data of [[FAO]], year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.]]
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• Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
  ...by [[Harry Thurston Peck]] and published [[1898]] by [[Harper & Brothers]] in [[New York]]. A 1965 reprint runs to 1,750 pages. The dictionary's contents are now in the [[public domain]].
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• Nordisk familjebok
  [[File:Bokrygg för uggleupplagan.jpg|thumb|Spine for the owl edition]] ...ince expired from the two first versions, and they are now in the [[public domain]].
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• Easton's Bible Dictionary
  ...wpoint. Despite its name, many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short, dictionary-like entries. ...l.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html Full text of ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''] at the [[Christian Classics Ethereal Library]]
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• Smith's Bible Dictionary
  ...Smith]]. Its popularity was such that condensed dictionaries appropriated the title, "Smith's Bible Dictionary". ...me version which was published in the United States as ''[[A dictionary of the Bible comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history
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• Chambers's Encyclopaedia
  ...century, other than the editor of the latter work shared the same name as the publisher of this. ....</ref>), in 10 vols., still further new editions being issued in 1895 and in 1901.
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• Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
  '''Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible''' was a five-volume Biblical encyclopaedia published 1898&mdash;1904 ...tion was by [[T. & T. Clark]] in Edinburgh and [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] in New York.
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• Bibliotheca selecta
  ...as ''Bibliotheca selecta de ratione studiorum in Historia, In Disciplinis, in salute omnium procuranda''. It represents an authoritative and up-to-date J ...on theology, scholastic, catechetical and controversial, and incorporates works by such contemporary Jesuit missionaries as [[Alessandro Valignano]] and [[
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• Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century
  ...hy and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies''''' is a [[1911]] religious encyclopedia of b ...4) in English language version, it is in the [[public domain]] as of 2004. The [[Christian Classics Ethereal Library]] has scanned a printed copy.
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• McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia
  ...Ecclesiastical Literature''''', published in the 1800's, was an important reference work containing over 31,100 articles. It was co-authored by [[John McClint [[Category:Reference works in the public domain]]
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• Encyclopaedia Biblica
  ...ne]] and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the [[Bible]]. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often referenced as ''Enc. Bib.'', or as ' ...NG|thumb|right|150px|An image illustrating the article 'Ethiopia' - one of the [[Nubian pyramids]] at [[Meroe]]]]
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• Copyright status of work by the Florida government
  ...associated committees and divisions created or established by the laws of the [[Government of Florida]].<ref name="fl_stat_119.011"/> ...re consequently in the [[public domain]] according to court interpretation in ''[[Microdecisions, Inc. v. Skinner]]''.<ref name="appeals_opinion_p9"/>
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• Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
  ...and Fable''''', sometimes referred to simply as '''''Brewer's''''', is a [[reference work]] containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allu ...09.jpg|thumb|250px|A copy of the 18th edition of the dictionary, published in 2009]]
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• Russian Biographical Dictionary
  ...nsidered as one of the most comprehensive Russian biographical sources for the 19th and early 20th century period. [[Category:Reference works in the public domain]]
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• The Imperial Gazetteer of India
  ...ge:The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908-1931, Book cover.jpg|right|thumb|'The Imperial Gazetteer of India' cover, 1931]] ...Indian Empire: Descriptive, Historical, Economic, and Administrative, and the last volume (26), Atlas.]]
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• Bouvier's Law Dictionary
  ...is a book with a long tradition in the [[United States]] legal community. The first edition was written by [[John Bouvier]]. ...finitions almost wholly from customs, court decisions, and [[statute]]s of the United States.
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• CIA developed country list
  ...mb|320px|{{legend|#0000FF|Map of Developed Countries (DCs) as described by the CIA}}]] ...)'''.<ref name=cia>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B. International Org
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• Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History
  ...then [[president]] of [[Princeton University]]. There are ten volumes in the set. ...Full text of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History], courtesy of the [[Perseus Project]]
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• Oracle Encyclopædia
  ...dia''' is a five-volume general [[encyclopedia]]. It was published in 1895 in [[London]] by [[George Newnes]] and edited by [[R. W. Egerton Eastwick]]. [[Category:Reference works in the public domain]]
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• 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
  ...locomotive components, appliances and equipment, with material provided by the major builders of such. [[Category:Reference works in the public domain]]
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• Gazetteer of India, Union Territory: Goa, Daman and Diu
  ...a, published in 1979, and containing a lot of background information about the region of [[Goa]], its past and present. ==About the book==
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