The Meta-Encyclopedia

The Meta-Encyclopedia

Seven encyclopedias, published between 1892 and 1921, on one shelf. Where they overlap, their accounts sit side by side.

Browse A–Z · the single-source entries

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Palladium

5 encyclopedias

Annealing

4 encyclopedias

Asbestos

4 encyclopedias

Bed

4 encyclopedias

Bismuth

4 encyclopedias

Circe

4 encyclopedias

Corundum

4 encyclopedias

Diamond

4 encyclopedias

Medea

4 encyclopedias

Onyx

4 encyclopedias

Opal

4 encyclopedias

Sapphire

4 encyclopedias

Silver

4 encyclopedias

Achilles

3 encyclopedias

Adonis

3 encyclopedias

Africa

3 encyclopedias

Agamemnon

3 encyclopedias

Agate

3 encyclopedias

Ajax

3 encyclopedias

Alchemy

3 encyclopedias

Alcibiades

3 encyclopedias

Alcohol

3 encyclopedias

Alexander

3 encyclopedias

Alkali

3 encyclopedias

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