Encyclopédie
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The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Target entity: Encyclopédie Context triple: [Age of Enlightenment, majorWork, Encyclopédie]
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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C.
Republic of Letters
The Republic of Letters was an informal, transnational community of scholars, writers, and intellectuals who exchanged ideas through correspondence and publications, playing a key role in shaping Enlightenment thought.
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Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Encyclopédie Target entity description: The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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A.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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B.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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C.
Republic of Letters
The Republic of Letters was an informal, transnational community of scholars, writers, and intellectuals who exchanged ideas through correspondence and publications, playing a key role in shaping Enlightenment thought.
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D.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment work
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encyclopedia ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| aim |
to compile and disseminate human knowledge
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to promote Enlightenment ideas ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Encyclopédie
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surface form:
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
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| censorship |
banned by the French government in 1759
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placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ⓘ |
| coEditor |
Jean d’Alembert
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surface form:
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| editor |
Denis Diderot
ⓘ
Jean d’Alembert ⓘ
surface form:
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
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| editorInChief | Denis Diderot ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
encyclopedic dictionary
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Encyclopédie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Encyclopédie: plates volumes
Encyclopédie self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Encyclopédie: text volumes
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| ideology |
anti-clericalism
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rationalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Revolution
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modern encyclopedias ⓘ secular education ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| notableContributor |
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
ⓘ
Baron d'Holbach ⓘ
surface form:
Baron d’Holbach
Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Louis de Jaucourt ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | over 70,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfContributors | over 130 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlateVolumes | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfTextVolumes | 17 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 28 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| printingMethod | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1772 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1751 ⓘ |
| publisher |
André Le Breton
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Antoine-Claude Briasson ⓘ Laurent Durand ⓘ Michel-Antoine David ⓘ |
| subject |
arts
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crafts ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Encyclopédie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
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| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Encyclopédie Description of subject: The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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