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Encyclopedias written in Czech .
Riegrův slovník naučný (11 volumes, 1860–1874, supplement vol. 1890, online )Stručný všeobecný slovník věcný (9 volumes, 1874–1885, online ) Otto's encyclopedia (Ottův slovník naučný , 28 vols., 1888–1909, 12 supplement vols., Ottův slovník naučný nové doby (incomplete), 1930–1943, volumes 1–28 online )Příruční slovník všeobecných vědomostí (2 volumes, 1882–1887, editor Josef Rank, vol 1 online ) Masarykův slovník naučný (7 volumes, 1925–1933)B. Kočího Malý slovník naučný (2 volumes, 1925–1929, online )Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný (22 volumes, 1929–1934, online )Komenského slovník naučný (10 volumes, 1937–1938) Příruční slovník naučný (PSN, 4 volumes, 1962–1967)Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž (1 volume, 1972)Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník (IES, 3 volumes, 1980–1982) Malá československá encklopedie (MČSE, 6 volumes, 1984–1987)Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001) Czech Wikipedia (2002–)Danish Encyclopedias written in Danish .
English Encyclopedias written in English.
18th century and earlier 19th century 20th and 21st century Academic American Encyclopedia (1980) American Heritage New Pictorial Encyclopedic Guide to the United States (1965) The American Peoples Encyclopedia ( 1948– 1976); the 1948 edition was a 20-volume set published by Spencer Press, Inc., marketed by Sears Roebuck and Company ; the 1962 edition was a revised 20-volume set published by Grolier Incorporated, and marketed by its subsidiary, The Richards Company, Inc. Book of Knowledge (1912) Britannica Junior (1934–1984) The British Encyclopedia : 1933, 10 volumes Cambridge Encyclopedia : one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press (1913–1978) The Canadian Encyclopedia : originally a multi-volume print encyclopedia from Hurtig Publishers focusing on Canadian topics (founded 1985); now a free, online-only publication of the Historica Dominion Institute (since 1985) Chambers's Encyclopaedia (1859– 1979) The Children's Encyclopedia (1908–1964) Collier's Encyclopedia (1951– 1998) Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland : one-volume encyclopedia (1994, 2000) Columbia Encyclopedia : one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press (1935–2000; available online) Compton's Encyclopedia : 26-volume encyclopedia (1922–2002) Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1982– 1989) Encarta , digital multimedia encyclopedia by Microsoft (1993–2011) Encyclopædia Britannica : in print 1768–2010, online since 1994; see also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite : available on DVD (2003–2015) Encyclopædia Iranica : history and contemporary topics related to Iranian peoples (1985–present) Encyclopedia Americana (1829–present; online) Encyclopedia Judaica : 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and Judaism Encyclopedia of Associations : also available online as Associations Unlimited (1954) An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand : country-specific historical encyclopedia, with contemporary topics (1966) Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia (1912) Global Encyclopedia : Grolier publication during the 1980s Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (1995) Merit Students Encyclopedia (1967– 1992) New American Desk Encyclopedia : small paperback encyclopedia (1977) New International Encyclopaedia (1902– 1927) The Nuttall Encyclopaedia : 1900 Pears Cyclopaedia : one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom (1897–2017) The Peoplepedia (1996)21st-century-only Esperanto Encyclopedias written in Esperanto .
Enciklopedio de Esperanto : two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues (Budapest 1934); reprint in one volume, without the illustrations (1986)Esperanto en perspektivo : encyclopedic handbook about Esperanto issues (Rotterdam and London 1974) Esperanto Wikipedia (2001) Estonian Encyclopedias written in Estonian .
Galician Encyclopedias written in Galician .
Georgian Encyclopedias written in Georgian .
German Encyclopedias written in German .
Greek Encyclopedias written in Greek .
Gujarati Encyclopedias written in Gujarati .
Hebrew Encyclopedias written in Hebrew .
Hindi Encyclopedias written in Hindi .
Ido Encyclopedias written in Ido .
Japanese Encyclopedias written in Japanese .
Kannada Encyclopedia written in Kannada .
Kazakh Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh .
Korean Encyclopedias written in Korean .
Kurdish Encyclopedias written in Kurdish .
Kyrgyz Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz .
Latvian Encyclopedias written in Latvian .
Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca , 1927–1940Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija , 1981–1988 Latvian Wikipedia (2003) Leonese Encyclopedias written in Leonese .
Malagasy Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.
Marathi Encyclopedias written in Marathi .
Persian Encyclopedias written in Persian .
Sanskrit Encyclopedias written in Sanskrit
Sinhalese Encyclopedias written in Sinhala .
Slovak Encyclopedias written in Slovak .
Slovenský náučný slovník . 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language. Pyramída . Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues). Encyklopédia Slovenska . 6 volumes, 1977–1982. Focused on Slovakia.Malá slovenská encyklopédia . 1 volume 1993 Encyclopaedia Beliana . 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník . 2002, four volumes Slovak Wikipedia . 2003–Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A - Ž . 1 volume, 2011Slovene Encyclopedias written in Slovene .
Spanish Encyclopedias written in Spanish.
Barsa Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano de Literatura, Ciencias y Artes : Barcelona, Montaner y Simón, 1887–1899, reprints and appendices up to 1910: very readable articles, many written by known Spanish scholars of the day.; reprinted by the London editor Walter M. Jackson (C. H. Simonds Company, Impresores, Boston, Estados Unidos de Norte América) [ 5] Enciclonet Enciclopedia Cousteau Mundo Submarino Enciclopedia Estudiantil Editorial Codex La Enciclopedia del Estudiante Enciclopedia Encarta Enciclopedia Jurídica Online : from Lawi; for Latin America and Spain; available online; [ 6] edited by lawyers and academics Enciclopedia Labor Enciclopedia Libre Universal : also known as Enciclopedia Libre Enciclopedia Salvat Enciclopedia Temática Guinness Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-Americana : the biggest encyclopedia of its time; also known as Enciclopedia Espasa or Enciclopedia Espasa-Calpe Enciclopedia Universal Micronet Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana Gran Enciclopedia Extremeña Gran Enciclopedia de Andalucía Gran Enciclopedia Gallega Gran enciclopedia planeta : 20 volumes, DVD and online encyclopedia, 2004El Libro de los 1001 porqués Lo sé todo Monitor: enciclopedia Salvat para todos : 13 volumes, 1965–70 Nueva enciclopedia cumbre : published by Grolier in 14 volumes and available online Nueva enciclopedia Durvan El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud : published by Grolier in 20 volumes Spanish Wikipedia (Wikipedia en español ) Tajik Encyclopedia translated into Tajik .
Tamil Encyclopedias written in Tamil .
Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Encyclopedia) (தமிழில் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்) - 10 volumes. 15,000 articles. Kulandaikal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Children's Encyclopedia) - 10 volumes Arivyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Science Encyclopedia) 19 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University) Vazviyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Humanities Encyclopedia) 15 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University) Marutuva Kalaikkaḷañciyam, (Medical Encyclopedia) - 14 volumes. Isai Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Music Encyclopedia) - 3 volumes Encyclopædia Britannica : 28,000 articles: a three-volume encyclopaedia of selected articles from the English version and special articles on Tamil culture and history (பிரிட்டானிக்கா தகவல் களஞ்சியம்)Encyclopaedia of Herbs (மூலிகைக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)Islamic Encyclopaedia : written by Abdul Raheem (இஸ்லாமியக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்) Tamil Wikipedia : Currently has 1,38,627 articles on various fields; one of the main resources for articles in Tamil language Telugu Encyclopedias written in Telugu .
Thai Encyclopedias written in Thai .
Ratchabandittayasathan Edition of Thai Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมไทย ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา; 30 volumes, 1956–2016)THAI JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA FOUNDATION by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great (สารานุกรมไทยสำหรับเยาวชน โดยพระราชประสงค์ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร; 44 volumes on going , 1973–present)Thai Encyclopedia by Uthai Sindhusarn (สารานุกรมไทย โดย อุทัย สินธุสาร; 25 volumes, 1973–1979)Pajana-Saranukrom Chabab Tunsamai by Pluang Na Nakhon (พจนะ-สารานุกรมฉบับทันสมัย โดย เปลื้อง ณ นคร; 2 volumes, First is Thai Dictionary, Second is Encyclopedia, 1975)Thailand History Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมประวัติศาสตร์ไทย; 1974) and Thailand Cultural Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมวัฒนธรรมไทย) by So Playnoi (ส.พลายน้อย)Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Thai Edition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ภาคภาษาไทย; 3 volumes, 2008) Thai Wikipedia Turkish Encyclopedias written in Turkish .
Turkmen Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen .
Urdu Encyclopedias written in Urdu .
Uzbek Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971–80; 14 vol.)Uzbek National Encyclopedia (2000–06; 12 vol.)Welsh Encyclopedias written in Welsh .
Yiddish Encyclopedias written in Yiddish . [ 9] [ 10]
Algemeyne Entsiklopedye Algemeyne Ilustrirte Entsiklopedye , David Goldblatt, 1920–1923 (not completed) Di Algemeyne Yidishe Entsiklopedye , Joseph Lurie and Ḥayyim Dov Horowitz , St. Petersburg, 1904 (not completed) Dertsiungs-Entsiklopedye (1957–59) (not completed) Di Ershte Algemeyne un Yudishe Hand-Entsiklopedye , Hillel Zeitlin , 1917 (not completed) Leksikon fun yidishn teater (first volume 1931, last volume 1969) Yidishe folks-entsiklopedye: far Yidishe religye, geshikhṭe, filozofye... un andere inyonim (יידישע פאלקס-ענציקלאפעדיע : פאר יידישע רעליגיע, געשיכטע, פילאזאפיע, ליטעראטור, ביאגראפיע, לענדער-קיבוצים און אנדערע ענינים) Ed. Symcha Petrushka, 1949.This page is based on this
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