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Encyclopędia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive
reference product, a distinction it has held since its first
publication in 1768.
Encyclopędia Britannica Online includes the complete
encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia
and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use
Encyclopędia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory
that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected,
rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
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Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half
million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than
80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is
among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedias ever
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HighBeam Encyclopedia |
The Internet's premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with
more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links
to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps -
all provided by HighBeam Research. |
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MSN Encarta |
This online encyclopedia
has been created and placed on the Web by Microsoft to act as
"your gateway for interactive learning on the Web." It merges the
facts and figures from its encyclopedia with the information in a
dictionary, a thesaurus and an atlas. In addition, the site
contains various multi-media features as well as educational news
and help with your homework. |
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