Comprehensive encyclopedia that provides an authoritative insight into the worlds of science & technology, history, geography, politics, and the arts. Includes thousands of carefully chosen Web sites, especially useful for those wanting to dig deeper into a subject.
To meet the needs of the information explosion, this four-volume work is illustrated with over 3800 photographs, charts, tables and illustrations. Contained in a boxed set, it is designed to be of interest to adults, children and for use in an office environment. The information covered includes 9000 biographies, 16,000 word definitions, 28,000 encyclopedic entries for subjects such as business, sport, current affairs, arts, languages and places.
Comprehensive encyclopedia with more than 75,000 articles and 15 million words provides an authoritative insight into the worlds of science & technology, history, geography, politics, and the arts. Heavily hyperlinked articles are supported by over 4,000 images, a fabulous integrated atlas, animations, video, and sound clips, quotations, and 6,000 links to Web sites.