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Encyclopédie
A French encyclopaedia consisting of 28 vols., to which a supplement of 5 vols. was added; edited by D'Alembert and Diderot; contributed to by a number of the eminent savants of France, and issued in 1751-1777, and which contributed to feed, but did nothing to allay, or even moderate, the fire of the Revolution.
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- Industry/Domain: Language
- Category: Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
- Product: The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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