the new encyclopedia britannica - 2002 ed.


        PURPOSE:

      • particularly strong in the arts / humanities / technical aspects of
        science
      • biographies are only of deceased (dead) persons
      • most detailed, scholarly, authoritative of the encyclopedias

        ARRANGEMENT:

        • Propaedia = 1 vol. provides a comprehensive view / outline
          of knowledge - broad subjects
        • Micropaedia = 10 vols. of facts for ready reference
        • Maropaedia = 19 vols. of in-depth articles
        • The Index is in two volumes.

        REFERENCE QUESTIONS:

      • Many enjoy drawing, painting, printmaking, and photography.
        There is an outline / listings of terms / biographies in this
        section. Which section is it?

      • A student studies Human Society. He needs four references on
        Social Groups: Peoples and Cultures.

      • Choose any topic and compare your findings with the Micropaedia
        and the Macropaedia? What is the main difference?

      • Find a biography on Bill Clinton.


          • answers