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 .p188 Bookcases made before books; too narrow, so W-Z entries paired down, editor [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm | Hugh Chisholm ]] suggested eliminating "Women" article entirely  .p188 Bookcases made before books; too narrow, so W-Z entries paired down
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 .p195 Contributors paid 2 cents per word, Einstein paid $86.40 for "Space-Time".
 .p196 14th edition, 24 volumes, 1929 to 1974
 .p199 Anthony Burgess 22k word article "novel",
  .examples "upending classical myth" include his 1949/1965[[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Vision_of_Battlements | A Vision of Battlements ]] [[ https://search.worldcat.org/title/995773854 | Worldcat, Amazon ]] [[ https://archive.org/details/visionofbattleme0000burg | Archive ]]
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Simon Garfield Books

http://wiki.keithl.com/SimonGarfield


All the Knowledge in the World

The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield 2023 / Bvt Lib 030.9 GAR


wikipedia: Simon Garfield All the Knowledge in the World


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