English Cyclopaedia
Template:Distinguish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Italic title The English Cyclopaedia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge (London, 1854–1862, 4to, 23 vols., 12,117 pages; supplements, 1869–1873, 4 vols., 2858 pages), was published by Charles Knight, based on the Penny Cyclopaedia, of which he had the copyright. He was assisted by Alexander Ramsay and James Thorne.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was sometimes popularly referred to as Knights Encyclopedia.<ref>Walsh, S. Padraig, 1922- Anglo-American general encyclopedias: a historical bibliography, 1703-1967 New York : Bowker, p. 60</ref>
It is in four divisions, each alphabetical, and very unequal:
- Geography (4 volumes and supplement)
- Natural history (4 volumes and supplement)
- Biography (with 703 lives of living persons; 6 volumes and supplement)
- Arts and sciences (8 volumes and supplement)
A supplement in four volumes, one for each section, was published between 1869 and 1873, together with a synoptical index.<ref>Walsh, S. Padraig, 1922- Anglo-American general encyclopedias: a historical bibliography, 1703-1967 New York : Bowker, p. 60</ref> No further editions of the English Cyclopaedia, however, it served as the basis of the Everyman's Encyclopaedia in 1913.<ref>Walsh, S. Padraig, 1922- Anglo-American general encyclopedias: a historical bibliography, 1703-1967 New York : Bowker, p. 61</ref>
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