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Britannica Concise
Featuring 28,000 short articles.
http://concise.britannica.com/ |
MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
Includes a world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, multimedia collection, and homework tools.
http://encarta.msn.com/ |
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
&,quot;A subset of the content (concise set) is provided for free, the access to the rest of the Hutchinson Encyclopedia requires subscription.,&,quot;
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/ |
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Offers the 11th Edition Encyclopedia Britannica which is now in the public domain. All articles are searchable and alphabetized.
http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/ |
Wikipedia
A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License) and with over 1,000,000 articles. Note that because articles can be ,&,quot;vandalized,,&,quot; information on Wikipedia is not always accurate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page |
Simple English Wikipedia
User-contributed online encyclopedia intended for people whose first language is not English.
http://simple.wikipedia.org/ |
The LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia
Browsable. Based on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911.
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/ |
Bartleby.com
Includes the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, dictionaries, and thesauri.
http://www.bartleby.com/ |
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Full text for subscribers only; free trial available.
http://www.britannica.com/ |
Encyberpedia
Electronic encyclopedia with its own content as well as over 10,000 links to the best reference sites on the Internet.
http://www.encyberpedia.com/cyberlinks/links/index.html |
HighBeam Encyclopedia
Free resource offers more than 50,000 concise articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/ |
Nuttall Encyclopdia of General Knowledge
Approximately 14,000 entries on topics including art, geography, literature, philosophy, religion. Originally published in 1907.
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Wood-NuttallEncyclopaedia/ |
How Stuff Works
Articles explain how hundreds of things work, from elements of the human body to space-age technology.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ |
Information Please
On-Line dictionary, Internet encyclopedia, and almanac reference.
http://www.infoplease.com/ |
The Probert Encyclopaedia
Reference source with several hypertext linked entries covering a broad variety of subjects.
http://www.probert-encyclopaedia.co.uk/ |
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Links to on-line Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z.
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/start.htm |
Wikinfo
User edited encyclopedia based on Wiki software. Contains articles, information on editing, and a list of differences between this encyclopedia and Wikipedia.
http://www.wikinfo.org/ |
World Book Encyclopedia
Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photographs. Requires free temporary registration with option to buy continued access for full articles.
http://www.worldbook.com/ |