The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
- Editor: David Crystal
- Date Published: June 1994
- availability: Unavailable - out of print
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521434218
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The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is an exciting, new kind of book – a book which combines the ease of use of an A-Z dictionary with the overview and readability of a thematic encyclopedia. Fully illustrated and with a range of unique features, The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia features unrivalled coverage of the world's most prominent people, past and present – more than 25,000 individuals – while giving the reader new insights into history, politics, science and culture. This innovative new book comprises: A-Z section: the bulk of the book, uniquely comprehensive with over 15,000 short biographies, international in coverage and clearly written. Contemporaries: an intriguing list of individual achievements from 1500 AD right up to the present day, thus demonstrating which people were living at the same time. Connections section: a highly visual account of 50 topics in key areas of exploration, history, ideas, the arts, science and technology. Ready Reference: information in table form on more than 10,000 people, giving instant answers and enabling relationships and precedents to be better appreciated.
Read more- The world's first biographical encyclopedia
- The most comprehensive biographical reference book ever published
- Well illustrated and fully cross-referenced throughout
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"... a very versatile reference tool ... literate and erudite ..." George Grant, World Ashevill, NC
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- Date Published: June 1994
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521434218
- length: 1316 pages
- dimensions: 260 x 190 x 83 mm
- weight: 2.45kg
- contains: 300 b/w illus.
- availability: Unavailable - out of print
Table of Contents
Preface
How to use the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
Abbreviations
A-Z Biographical Dictionary
Contemporaries
Connections
Ready Reference
Picture Acknowledgements.
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