Among the books useful for children and adults are encyclopedias. This is a real source of wisdom and knowledge, in which you can find the answer to any question from a particular industry. The word itself has Greek roots and in translation from this ancient language sounds like "an instruction for any life event." We offer you to get acquainted with these wonderful books and learn about them a few new facts.
Definition
The word was introduced into use in 1538 by Thomas Elliot, it was from this period that the term acquired a modern understanding. Encyclopedia is a book in which an attempt is made to combine all the information from a given science or all sciences as a whole (universal publications). Most often, such books are used by students, since they expand the curriculum in a concise and accessible way and are therefore excellent for preparing messages, essays, and reports.
But it makes sense for parents to look into these thick books - to expand their horizons and find out a lot of useful facts.
Varieties
So, the encyclopedia is a source of wisdom and knowledge in a variety of subjects and sciences. However, this publication is not necessarily in book form. In our age of technology, electronic encyclopedias containing a large amount of information and equipped with convenient search are at the peak of popularity. The first popular electronic edition of the encyclopedia format is Nupedia, which appeared in 2000. Only specialists with diplomas in their specialty could write articles for this resource; when choosing an author, there was great competition. The resource did not last long, giving way to the beloved Wikipedia, which contains a large amount of useful information for children and adults.
And what encyclopedias are in the library? There are a lot of them. First of all, these are specialized publications for schoolchildren containing additional information on all subjects of the school course (biology, history, geography, mathematics, literature).
Further - publications for adults, for example, an encyclopedia of economics, religion, cooking, needlework. Finally, in large libraries you can find highly specialized publications, the information from which will be useful to students, graduate students and even professors. There are also regional encyclopedias telling about a particular village.
The encyclopedia is a very useful book that will not only help in your studies, but will also give you a lot of positive emotions when you get acquainted with new information.