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re: Encyclopædia Britannica
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:45 am to meeple
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:45 am to meeple
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Having physical copies is important to me in these days where history can be revised
Amen.
Bought a complete set of EB (1988 edition) as well as a set of Britannica's Great Books of the Western World for that exact reason.
This post was edited on 4/6/25 at 8:49 am
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Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:47 am to meeple
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Parents had a set of World Book when I was a kid
I learned as much from our World Books as I did in school. It's also how I learned about reproduction before I was old enough for more hands on experimentation.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:58 am to LSUFreek
Wikipedia has no authority, anyone can change any anything on the articles that are not trending this happens all the time. You believe the "facts" and they may be right but then again they may not. Beyond basic knowledge, which you don't need an encyclopedia for it's only the authority of the source that makes it worthwhile. Wikipedia has been shown to curate their answers on hot button topics to produce bias and on those topics not trending they are still bias filled but just not being challenged. Old School encyclopedia has a publisher who took the content serious and did not let crap in. Crowd sourcing is not always the best way to get to "facts." Wikipedia scratches the good enough is good enough until I'm proven wrong itch.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:59 am to SEClint
EB was and still is the gold standard. Both the junior edition red covered and the senior one maroon covered.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:26 am to SEClint
Via some promotion via grocery store, we ended up with 10 or so. Well, 7…
3 and 2 were same (letters E and L).
Science fair projects on electromagnetism and History project about Louisiana were not coincidence.
3 and 2 were same (letters E and L).
Science fair projects on electromagnetism and History project about Louisiana were not coincidence.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:37 am to Paul Allen
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Funk & Wagnalls was better
In terms of nudity and such for a 12 year old boy.
I remember having a project on Spain and ended up in the Sex section quickly
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:40 am to Sun God
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Then we got Microsoft Encarta in ‘93
Encarta 95 GOAT
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:00 am to S
We had Compton's encyclopedia.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:32 am to SEClint
I was working at a small computer store and Polpular Mechanics magazine had an article about CD’s and their ability to hold the encyclopedia on a couple of disk. The store owner said that would never happen
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:34 am to SEClint
We couldn't afford the encyclopedias but we could easily get a Library Card and knew how to use it.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:36 am to samson73103
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I learned as much from our World Books as I did in school.
we had a set of World Books and they were kept in my bedroom, I'd read those things every night, I can almost recite things from those books
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:36 am to SEClint
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Any of you or your families own all this shite?
Not that brand, but we grew up with two encyclopedia collections. We had no tv so we read, and I read those books many times over.
They were a godsend to me as a child.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:40 am to SEClint
Speaking of remembering:
Remember when Dane Cook was so funny that people pæd in their pants at his shows?
Me either.
Remember when Dane Cook was so funny that people pæd in their pants at his shows?
Me either.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:42 am to meeple
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Parents had a set of World Book when I was a kid, 80s. All the kids on the street would use them for school. It was our internet back then.
My grandparents had a set too, but much older - probably from the 60s. As a kid I’d immediately go straight to the dinosaur section.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:50 am to SEClint
We had World Book. I wore them out
Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:03 am to SEClint
I have a set of world books I got from my folks. Dad wanted to throw them away but when the shite hits the fan and the internet is no more books will be invaluable.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:04 am to tigersownall
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when the shite hits the fan and the internet is no more books will be invaluable.
right on Crusier, and it's about time you joined the army before the draft gets you!
Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:06 am to eddieray
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I wore them out
Encyclopedias, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated were my entertainment. I'd read hours every day.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:10 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Encyclopedias, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated were my entertainment. I'd read hours every day.
same, I hope this comes out right but I wore those old sports magazines and books out like some people wear out porn mags
I would read them over and over and over, I'm still a walking sports almanac about sports stats, trivia, scores, and history Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:12 am to 777Tiger
This did make me spit up my water.
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